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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Communication: Visualizing the Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer

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Kyoto is welcoming a big-ticket exhibit from Amsterdam.

On loan from the Rijksmuseum, 17th century Dutch paintings will be at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art from June 25 (Saturday) until October 16 (Sunday).

This was the Dutch Golden Age, and works by masters Johannes Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch, and Gerard ter Borch will be featured.

This the first time that Vermeer's "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter" will be exhibited following its restoration.

Approximately 50 works from Europe and America will be exhibited.

The Museum is in Okazaki section of the city and a short ride from downtown Kyoto.

Information

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Okazaki Park, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8344
Tel. 075 771 4107

Adults: 1500 yen; High School Students: 1,000 yen; Elementary/Junior High School Students: 500 yen

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