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The Return of the Pillsbury Owl: Conserving a Shang-Dynasty Masterpiece
Educator Guide: Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945: Masterworks from the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Meet Mia: Q&A with Rebecca Shearier, Collections Manager
Getting the Shot: How Photographs Have Shaped Our Understanding of Historic Sites
A Guide to the Institute of Hearts, the Perfect Plan for Your Next Date Night
How Angkor Became a “Lost City”
Once at Mia: Mondale and the Modern Museum
New Artworks at Mia
“Gatsby at 100” Shows Why the Jazz Age Still Jumps
Teachers Guide: Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine
Events
Unveiled: Fukuda Kodōjin, Japan’s Great Poet and Landscape Artist
Japanese Textiles: Traditional Dyes and Conservation Methods
Talk: The Ainu of Northern Japan: Their Unique Textile Tradition
Accounting for Taste: On the Collecting of Textiles from Japan
Chelsea Foxwell and Andreas Marks I Modernizing Japan: Yoshitoshi and a New Look for the Late 19th Century
Free Open Studio: Japanese Woodworking Demo
The Tale of Genji in Japanese Art: Aaron Rio, Andreas Marks & Lynne Miyake
Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture: A Short History
SOLD OUT – Black and Gold Chinkin Technique: Japanese Urushi Lacquer Arts
Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Japanese War Brides
Exhibitions
Bare Bones: Skeletons in Japanese Art
October 24, 2026 - January 3, 2027
Meruhen: Japanese Prints of Fairy Tales
May 9, 2026 - March 7, 2027
Catch of the Day: Humans and Marine Animals in Japan
October 12, 2024 - July 27, 2025
Bizen: Contemporary Expressions of an Ancient Japanese Pottery
June 1, 2024 - February 16, 2025
The Root Collection: Living with Japanese Ceramics
August 19, 2023 - May 12, 2024
The Art of Literacy in Early Modern Japan
March 25, 2023 - August 6, 2023
Fukuda Kodōjin: Japan’s Great Poet and Landscape Artist
April 22, 2023 - July 23, 2023
20 Dances: Japanese Calligraphy Then and Now
August 1, 2020 - April 9, 2023
Dressed by Nature: Textiles of Japan
June 25, 2022 - September 11, 2022
Nature in Monochrome: Birds and Flowers in Japanese Ink Painting
February 9, 2019 - October 27, 2019
Artworks
Figurine of a Female
Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki
Vajra Warrior (one of a pair)
Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power
Jar with flared mouth
Helmet in dragonfly shape
Cranes [left of a pair]
Cranes [right of a pair]
Ritual Bell (Dōtaku)
Plate with grapevines, trellis, and geometric design
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Articles
Dog days: A brief, fur-filled history of canines in the collection
Mia goes to Paris: Olympic sports (or things that should be) in art
An exhilarating preview of Mia’s fall Toulouse-Lautrec show
That time Robert Rauschenberg came to Mia
Art from Mia stars in groundbreaking show of Southern Black artists
Ken Matsubara on creating “Chaos,” the beauty of Buddhist art, and knowing when to let go
Finding Kodōjin: Andreas Marks on his 15-year quest to rediscover a forgotten master
Poet frogs, mustard-seed books, and other tales from “The Art of Literacy”
Self-guided tour showcases women in art at Mia
Cleaned and repaired, fish skin coats from Siberia reveal indigenous knowledge
![Cranes [left of a pair]](https://7.api.artsmia.org/122133.jpg)
![Cranes [right of a pair]](https://5.api.artsmia.org/122134.jpg)
