Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Tuesday, August 20, 2024-Monday, August 26, 2024
Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan Through September 15, 2024
Masterpieces from Japan’s Meiji era (1868–1912) reveal the profound cross-cultural impact of Japan’s developing relationships with the wider world.
21 Aug Wed / 2024
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Drop-in Tour | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Experience an extraordinary look at Japan’s Meiji era.
22 Aug Thu / 2024
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“Meiji” Dances
7 p.m.—8 p.m.A dance performance inspired by Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
23 Aug Fri / 2024
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Best of the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.For adult audiences
Ten short films highlight cutting-edge achievements in the art of animation, representing the myriad styles, techniques, and perspectives that animation is uniquely capable of realizing.
24 Aug Sat / 2024
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Saturday Members Tour “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.Advance tickets are sold out, with a limited number available on-site the morning of the tour. MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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Best of the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.For adult audiences
Ten short films highlight cutting-edge achievements in the art of animation, representing the myriad styles, techniques, and perspectives that animation is uniquely capable of realizing.
25 Aug Sun / 2024
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Green Border (Zielona granica)
2 p.m.—4:30 p.m.Along the treacherous forests (“green border”) between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union. Instead, they become trapped in an escalating geopolitical standoff.