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[Report] Mini exhibition "The Seashell Gallery dreamed of by Kazuo Kurohara and Masako Hayashi"

  • Apr 8, 2025
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Sea Gallery Chill Out 2024 Mini Exhibition | The Seashell Gallery dreamed up by Kazuo Kurohara and Masako Hayashi

2024.12.13 (Sun) - 2025.1.14 (Thu)

The Seashell Gallery Multipurpose Room


The Seashell Gallery exhibits the shells collected by Kazuo Kurohara (1928-2018).

It opened in 1967. Mr. Kurohara, a Western-style painter in Tosashimizu,

He has been fascinated by shells since he was a child, and has created many works using shells as a motif.

Architect Masako Hayashi took on the whiteness from Kurohara and designed the Ocean Gallery.

(1928-2001). Imagine the beauty of shells seen from the sea, and put a lot of thought into the design of the space and the way it was displayed.

In this mini special exhibition, we unravel the story behind the birth of this sea gallery.



*This text (page) has been translated using automatic translation.





 
 
 

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