General 1100 Yen

High school and university students 500 Yen

Outside prefecture elementary and junior high school students 200 Yen

Closed on Mondays (open on 1/10, closed on 1/11)
Closed from 12/29 to 1/3
Until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays

Since the era of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which traded with Asian countries, Okinawa has formed its own culture. However, in 1932, after it became a part of Japan, when the novel by Fusako Hisashi from Okinawa, “Memoirs of the Falling Ryukyu Woman (the original title is “Sorrow in the Corner”) was published in Gyokoron, about expressions against customs such as Hajichi, A protest occurred from the Okinawa Prefecture Student Association in Tokyo, and it was left unfinished. This exhibition takes on the problem of “discrimination and prejudice against the weak” that Hisashi scooped up 89 years ago today in the 21st century, and takes up artists who practice a methodology that approaches the limits of expression. 16 born in Okinawa, or related to Okinawa, such as works by American writers with Okinawan Hawaiian immigrant roots, writers of the Okinawa Female Artists Association established in 1977, and artists who studied at Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, etc. About 50 works by human artists will be on display. Feel the multicultural aspects and possibilities of Okinawan art, and enjoy new developments in art.

Artists: Ikehara Kiyoko, Kuba Toyo, Nakajima Isoco, Nishimura Ritsuko, Uehara Yoshi, Sunagawa Kiyo, Ishigaki Katsuko, Laura Kina/Emily Hanako Momohara/Kiyatake Chie/Yamakawa Sayaka/Endo Kaoru, Kumiya Yukina, Izumikawa no Hana/ Kento Terada/Marina Nizoe

★ Exhibition commentary
1/8 (Sat) 14:00-15:00 (13:30 reception starts)
Capacity of 25 people (advance registration required), for junior high school students and above
Free (“Ryukyu Profile” exhibition ticket valid on the day is required)

Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum

https://okimu.jp/exhibition/pofryukyuw/