"Everyone's Folk Art": Reflecting on the Spread of the "Folk Art Movement" from Matsumoto
1. “Folk Art for Everyone, Close to Everyday Life” @ Ikegami Residence Storehouse
An exhibition featuring folk tools and folk crafts that have been used in daily life around Matsumoto City, submitted through an open call and displayed alongside stories about them.
2. “Matsumoto and Folk Art—Focusing on Handicraft Tools” @ Matsumoto City Weighing Museum, Exhibition Room 3, 2nd Floor
An exhibition featuring the tools and works of Matsumoto’s folk art enthusiasts and artisans, alongside materials illustrating the history of local handicrafts.
3. “Folk Art and East Asia as Seen Through Ancient Ceramics” @ Matsumoto City Hakari Museum, Exhibition Room 3, 1st Floor
An exhibition of ceramics from Japan, China, and Korea, presented in the context of the folk art movement.
Information
- Period
- October 24–November 8, 2026
- Time
- Matsumoto City Weighing Instruments Museum: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:30 p.m.),
Ikegami Residence Storehouse: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:30 p.m.) - Venue
- Matsumoto City Weighing Instruments Museum, Ikegami Residence Storehouse
- Address
- Chuo 3-chome 4-21, Matsumoto City, Nagano
- Closed
- Tuesday, October 27; Wednesday, November 4
- Prices
- Free
*Note: Business hours and closures are subject to change.
