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MIHO MUSEUM Summer Workshops for Kids
Apply no later than one week in advance for all the following programs. Museum admission and workshops are free of charge (material fee can be paid on the day of the workshop).
For more information call, the MIHO MUSEUM curatorial office (tel. 0748-82-3411).
Ancient Headdresses that make us smile! 2007 Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Project for the Arts
Instructor  : Chappy Okamoto (Visual consultant, designer, and Kaburimono artist)
For children age five and above (family members or guardians welcome)
July 21 (Sat.) and 25 (Wed.) from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. and  from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Limited to 20 participants per session.
Material fee : 300 yen
Make a unique hat, inspired by early works of art. Participants will color pre-designed cutouts to create their original hat and be photographed wearing them.
Sponsored by Koka City Board of Education
Supported by the Shigaraki Community Center
Stamp Making — Create your one-and-only stamp in the world!
　
Instructor  :
 Fumiaki Tada (artist, stamp maker)
For 4th-grade elementary to 3rd-year high school students (family members or guardians welcome)
Saturday, July 28, 2007 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 pm.
Limited to 15 participants.
Materials fee :
 1000 yen
Participants will be asked to draw a face from an artwork and carve their own original stamp.
Pinhole Cameras Experience the slow exposure of the original camera.
　 Instructors  : Norihisa Mizuno (photographer), Makoto Suzuki (film maker) , Tatsuo Iseda (photographer)
Supervisor  : Yoshiyasu Suzuka (artist; professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design)
For 4th-grade elementary to 3rd-year high school students
Saturday, August 11, 2007 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Limited to 20 participants.
Material fee : 500 yen
Learn how to construct a pinhole camera and take photos of buildings and nature with it. Experience the slow flow of time using this camera.
Let’s Make a Small Relief
　 Instructor   : Shinobu Ishii (Curatorial Department Education and Information Office)
For 5th and 6th-grade elementary students.
Sunday, August 12, 2007 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Limited to 10 participants.
Material fee : 500 yen
This program involves making small reliefs, after looking at ancient Egyptian art.


The Children’s Atelier
“The Children’s Atelier” is a crafts-making program held on every second Sunday of the month. After viewing the galleries, children of various ages can enjoy expressing themselves by creating their own work of art. Activities using the five senses will be organized for preschoolers. Please contact us for more information.
Sept. 9 (Sun.) Roman Mosaics
     ----- Playing with mosaics with 1st and 2nd-grade elementary students.

Oct. 14 (Sun.) Enjoying Art with the Five Senses
-----Expressions through storytelling with preschoolers (aged five and younger).
Nov. 11 (Sun.) Floral Patterns
     ----- Making original floral motifs with 3rd and 4th-grade elementary students.
  Dec. 9 (Sun.) Ancient Egyptian Reliefs
-----Making small reliefs with 5th and 6th-grade elementary students.



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