Exhibition: Children’s Paradise
The Western view on childhood in Japan in the late 19th century
May 23rd, 2016
As partner of the cultural program of the 11th Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin, the exhibition of “Children’s Paradise – The Western view on childhood in Japan in the late 19th century” will take place in Berlin for one year from 28th April 2016 to 28th April 2017. On 3rd June, 2016, there is a special guided tour for this exhibition at 13:00 pm to 14:00 pm./strong>
Description: Guided Tour Children’s Paradise – The Western view on childhood in Japan in the late 19th century. How did European travelers view Japanese children’s way of living at the turn of the 20th century? Rarely shown photographs, drawings and excerpts from contemporary literature on Japan describe a paradise like situation for growing children. The shown exhibits provide an insight into less idyllic aspects of Japanese childhood as well, such as doing hard labor during the transition to modernity.
The organizer is the Mori Ogai Memorial at Humboldt University of Berlin.
Admission for the exhibition is 3 Euros and for the guided tour is 7 Euros.
Address: Luisenstraße 39, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland
References:
- - https://www.apwplatform.de/index.php?page=details&lang=en&id=460
- - http://apwberlin.de/en/partner-program/exhibitions-guided-tours/
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Jiali Zhou, Berlin Global
