Gallery Lessons
Pre-K-12th grade students experience object-centered, guided discussions of artworks featured in Japan Society's current exhibition. Students will tour the gallery and respond through drawing, writing and movement assignments. For more information, click here. Gallery lesson fee: $45 for up to 30 students. Title-One schools receive complimentary admission. To make an appointment please call (212) 715-1224. To ensure a reservation, please book a minimum of two weeks in advance.Use the materials below to prepare your students for a gallery lesson or as an independent exercise. Questions? Please call (212) 715-1224.
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Current Exhibition Resources
Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints
Exhibition Information (PDF)
Glossary (PDF)
Past Exhibition Resources
Silver Wind: The Arts of Sakai Hōitsu
Exhibition Information (PDF)
Glossary (PDF)
Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920-1945
Exhibition Information (PDF)Glossary (PDF)
Discussion Topics (PDF)
Fiber Futures: Japan's Textile Pioneers
Exhibition Information (PDF)Glossary (PDF)
Discussion Topics (PDF)
Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art
Exhibition Information (PDF)
Glossary (PDF)
Discussion Topics (PDF)
The Sound of One Hand: Paintings and Calligraphy by Zen Master Hakuin
Exhibition Information for educators (PDF)
Glossary (PDF)
Discussion Topics (PDF)
View an image gallery of selected works from the exhibition.
New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters
Exhibition Information for educators.Glossary (PDF) includes both art-related words as well as definitions to discuss related to the concept of the exhibition.
Discussion Topics (PDF) to be used on their own or, ideally, to accompany a visit to New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters.
View an image gallery of selected works from the exhibition.
Questions (PDF) for Image Gallery Sculptures.
Making a Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York
Exhibition Information for educators and students (PDF, four pages)Glossary includes both art-related words as well as definitions to discuss related to the concept of the exhibition (PDF, one page)
Discussion Topics to be used on their own or, ideally, to accompany a visit to Making a Home (PDF, 10 pages)
Image Sheet to be used with the discussion topics above (PDF, seven pages)
for educators and students (PDF, three pages)
(PDF, two pages)
(PDF, ten pages)
to be used with the discussion topics above (PDF, seven pages)
Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century
(PDF, two pages)
(PDF, seven pages)
to be used with the discussion topics above (PDF, seven pages)
