November 2021

For his first project in Russia, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano transformed a 1907 power station on an island in the Moskva River into a five-acre cultural campus for contemporary art focused on VAC Foundation. (Started…

New York, NY — Japan Society is pleased to present Shikō Munakata: a way of seeing, a new presentation of nearly 100 innovative works by the famous artist Shikō Munakata (1903-1975). Best known for his powerfully expressive woodcuts in…

This year, we hosted 13 webinars (including another on 7/12) that helped over 1,000 people gain a better understanding of Japanese society, culture and crafts. These webinars are all available for free public viewing on our Vimeo page…

The plan was to meet every weekend: he would come here for three weekends and I would fly back to KL on the last weekend of each month. It was difficult for me because I relied a lot on my husband to help me in our partnership. During…

In 1945, a new invention that had helped win World War II went on sale in the United States and Great Britain. Seen first as an expensive novelty, it quickly became not only part of our daily life, but revolutionized the way we…

There is an old belief that when you meet your soul mate, you experience absolute calm… no anxiety, no restlessness, no weak knees, no pounding heart. This was the case for Dr Meera Shah and Bart Consedine, whose relationship felt easy…

DHAHRAN: For thousands of years, mosques have served as sacred ground for Muslims around the world. But there is more than meets the eye, with the Ithra Islamic Art Conference examining the deeper meaning and spiritual effects that…

DHAHRAN: For thousands of years, mosques have served as sacred ground for Muslims around the world. But there is more than meets the eye, with the Ithra Islamic Art Conference examining the deeper meaning and spiritual effects that…

DHAHRAN: For thousands of years, mosques have served as sacred ground for Muslims around the world. But there is more than meets the eye, with the Ithra Islamic Art Conference examining the deeper meaning and spiritual effects that…

1/4 The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington is hosting a live streaming service with an empty audience in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some states have requested…