II. Manga Day at the Museum of Ethnography

Programs

10:30–12:00 
Venue: Etknow Bookshop - Coworking

Ukiyo-e Printing - Japanese Woodblock Printing Workshop with Japanese Woodblock Artist Kanako Ariyoshi 

In this workshop, you can try your hand at the traditional woodblock printing method used by Ukiyo-e artists. Using Japanese tools and water-based inks, you’ll experience the enchanting and challenging aspects of Japanese Ukiyo-e. You can take home the postcard-sized artwork created from your print. 

This program is recommended for ages 10 and up. 

12:00–13:00   
Venue: MÉTA Space

Riding the Waves of Sound – Japanese Bamboo Flute Demonstration and Concert with László Kenéz, Associate Professor at the Dharma Gate Buddhist College, as part of the Zen Academy program 

Through the unique sound of the sakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute, attendees will gain insight into the world of Zen Buddhism and instrumental meditation. Practitioners from the Zen Academy will introduce attendees to the instrument’s history, traditions, and spiritual background through a live musical demonstration and a short lecture. The direct sensory experience of the instrument, played by practitioners dressed in monastic robes with their faces concealed, is complemented by an introductory lecture during which attendees can learn not only about the instrument’s history and instrumental meditation, but also about its broader context—the spirituality of Zen Buddhism. 

15:00 –15:45 
Venue: Damjanich Street Entrance Hall

JH NEXUS SOUNDS concert

JH NEXUS Sounds is a musical ensemble that connects Japan and Hungary through music and the arts. Their unique performance style blends music from manga, anime, video games, and films with traditional Japanese instruments and classical instruments, creating a distinctive form of musical expression. With this approach, their goal is to connect people across countries and generations. In the performances, while honoring the rich musical cultures and traditions of Japan and Hungary, they create new forms of musical expression and build a bridge between the cultures of the two countries. 

17:00–17:45 
Venue: Damjanich Street Entrance Hall

Taiko Japanese drum concert with the YumeDon Taiko Studio

During the performance, the audience will be introduced to traditional Japanese taiko compositions as well as works by contemporary Japanese, European, and even Hungarian composers in a spectacular show. 

In Japan, these drums have been used for centuries on battlefields as war drums, but also for communication among warriors, for entertainment during festivals, and in rituals at Shinto and Buddhist shrines. The secret to this genre’s growing popularity in Hungary lies in its sweeping momentum, the unique atmosphere, and the energy emanating from the pulsating drums, which always captivates the audience. 

Following its third sold-out theatrical concert, the YumeDon Taiko Studio is now bringing the spirit of Japanese drumming to the Museum of Ethnography. 

All day
Venue: Cinema 

Japanese video games to try - Program by the Embassy of Japan 

In Japan during the 1980s, with the advent of home video game consoles, video games became one of the most popular pastimes for children, laying the foundation for the Japanese video game culture that remains influential to this day. At this event, we’ll showcase outstanding video games from the very beginning to the present day—titles that have connected generations. Come and experience this unique aspect of contemporary Japanese culture for yourself!

Exhibition of Japanese Woodblock Prints—A Selection from the Private Collection of Balázs Irimiás  

Japanese woodblock prints are perhaps the finest examples of the high art that became democratized—that is, widely accessible—during the Edo period. The impact of mass production—refined to perfection through the collaboration of multiple specialists and artists (draftsmen, woodblock carvers, colorists, and printers)—easily transcended the borders of the island nation, which had remained closed during the Edo period but opened up at the end of the 19th century, embarking on intense trade and, at the same time, a mutual exchange of artistic movements as it sought to make up for the past 250 years. There are two important aspects to this: it was at this time that European Impressionism discovered and incorporated several well-developed technical characteristics of woodblock prints into its repertoire, and the influence of Western painting also appeared in Japan, which ultimately had a significant impact on the contemporary style of manga. We present some characteristics of this process, drawing from a selection of original woodblock prints from the Edo, Meiji, and Taisho periods. 

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We reserve the right to alter the program.