Art Festival Overview

• Sunday, September 29, 2024 Open. 10:30-17:30 (doors open 10:30) *Reception for the collaboration dinner will begin at 17:30
• Tickets available only in advance.
  　Ticket with collaboration dinner ￥33,000
  　Ticket with afternoon tea 7,500 yen
  　Admission ticket with marriage event ￥3,000 (including drink voucher worth ￥3,000)
  　Admission ticket with marriage event ￥1,500 (including ￥1,000 drink voucher)
  　Ticket with marron pie set (limited to the Art Festival) ￥2,200
• Tickets sold on the day of the event
  　Admission ticket ￥1,000
  　Marriage Event Drink Voucher $500～!
• One admission ticket must be purchased for each adult (junior high school student or older) to use the Art Festival.
  The following "Food Experiences" require the purchase of an admission ticket for each offering. The "Art Experiences" are open to all ticket holders.
  Some experiences are not available for children.

Food Experience

• ■Special Event: Kusagui Nakahigashi & Chorakukan LE CHENE Collaboration Dinner(click here for details)
• A one-night-only special dinner featuring Hisao Nakahigashi, owner of Kusoku Nakahigashi, and Chef Hashimoto of Chorakukan LE CHENE was realized after an encounter in Ohara, Kyoto.
  Each of the two chefs visits the production areas on their own, talks directly with the producers, and selects the best ingredients for their dishes.
  Under the theme of "cuisine with ingredients," a fusion of French and Japanese cuisine, the restaurant expresses the respect and gratitude for producers that is implied in the word "Itadakimasu" (Itadakimasu means "itadakimasu" in Japanese) through its cuisine.
  Offerings: Dinner course & paired drinks
  Hours: Reception 17:30, Meals 18:00-21:00
  *No guests under the age of 12 are allowed.
  *Advance reservations for "Ticket with Collaboration Dinner" (full reservation required) are required to use this service.
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• ■Marriage Event(click here for details)
  This is a standing buffet event where guests can enjoy champagne from Champagne maker Rene Jolly, craft beer brewed in Kyoto, and matcha from Japanese tea store Ippodo Tea Shop, along with finger foods and small sweets at a specially set up bar and patio in the museum.
  A champagne bar, a beer garden, and Ippodo Chappu's mobile tea vending vehicle, the "Ippodo Car," will offer a relaxing experience for visitors to experience Japanese tea and take out their own tea.
  Venues: LIBRARY BAR MADEIRA and LE CHENE, 1F, Main Wing; South Patio, 1F, New Wing
  Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  Drink Type:
  Rene Jolly Champagne & Finger Food ¥1,500
  　　　　　 Iced tea (Earl Grey) ¥ 500
  Kyoto Brewing Craft Beer & Finger Food ¥1,000
  Ippodo Tea Shop: Matcha green tea making experience & small sweets ￥1,000
  　　　　　 Various Japanese teas ￥500
  Tickets for the event will be sold in advance for ￥3,000 (with ￥3,000 drink voucher) and ￥1,500 (with ￥1,000 drink voucher).
  *Admission tickets (from ³,000) and drink vouchers (from ³,500) must be purchased on the day of the event.
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• ■Exclusive afternoon tea for the Art Festival(click here for details)
  As a token of our appreciation to producers from all over Japan, we will offer a one-day-only afternoon tea using ingredients directly shipped from the producing regions, to be enjoyed in the drawing room "Geihin-no-Ma" at Chorakukan.
  In addition to specially tailored petit gâteaux using autumn fruits such as apples from Zensaku Farm in Nagano, grapes from Hand Over Farm in Kyoto, and pears from Yamanaka Farm in Gifu,
  Wheat and azuki beans from Rice Valley in Kyoto, sake lees from Sasaki Sake Brewery in Kyoto, edible roses from Okuidumo Rose Garden in Shimane, lemons from Vertical Michiya, citrusfarms in Onomichi, Hiroshima, and more,
  We offer sweets made from carefully selected ingredients.
  Ticket for admission with afternoon tea only at the Art Festival ￥7,500
  Venue：Honkan 1F Geihin-no-ma
  Hours: Part I 12:00 - 14:00 / 12:30 - 14:30
  　　　　　Part II 15:00-17:00 / 15:30-17:30 (2 parts, 2 hours each)
  *No guests under the age of 12 are allowed.
  *Advance reservations (full reservations required) are required for the "Art Festival Limited Afternoon Tea Included Ticket".
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• ■Cafe Menu(click here for details)
  We will serve "Art Festival Limited Edition Marron Pie", a limited edition sweet treat, as well as light meals and drinks.
  Serving hours: 10:30 - 17:30 (17:00L.O.)
  *Fees for use of the café will be charged separately from the admission ticket.
  *When booking a ticket with a marron pie set, only the marron pie set is included in the ticket price.
  *Limited quantities of marron pie will be available on the day of the event, even if you do not make a reservation.

The Art Experience

• Special Exhibition - Takekagedo Eishin/Hamamai's Kyoto Metal Crafts(click here for details)
• At the Chorakuan Tea Room on the 3rd floor, elegant metal crafts inherited in Kyoto for more than 200 years are on display.
  Kazari Sho Takekagedo Eishin and Nakamura Yakimai have responded flexibly to the changing demands of the times, and are currently involved in a wide variety of productions, mainly in silver, including tea ceremony utensils, incense instruments, and Buddhist altar fittings.
  Their beautiful craftwork will be available for purchase on the spot.
  Exhibition venue: Chorakuan, Honkan 3rd floor (usually closed to the public)
  Exhibition hours: 10:30-17:30
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• Ikebana Exhibition by Ikenobo Junior College Flower Arrangement Department, Kyoto
• On display in the "Onari-no-Ma" room on the third floor, which is normally closed to the public, are ikebana works by Ikenobo Junior College students.
  Students, the future bearers of culture, will be asked to create a work of their own on the theme of "Knots".
  Exhibition venue: Honkan 3rd floor, Onari-no-Ma (not open to the public)
  Exhibition hours: 10:30-17:30
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• Hideki Kimura -Keyan- Special Lecture(click here for details)
• This is a special lecture by Eiki Kimura -Keyan-, a Kyoto mural painter who painted two murals "Darling Peacock" and "LOVE DOVES" in the new Chorakukan building.
  He will introduce the two murals he painted in Chorakukan and talk about his passion for art.
  Venue: Terrace Coral, 1F, New Wing
  Time: Registration starts at 11:00 Lecture 11:30-12:30 (advance reservation possible)
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• ■Piano Solo Concert(click here for details)
• Piano solo concert by Ayana Shimomura, pianist at Chorakukan, a graduate of Kyoto City University of Arts.
  The music selected based on the theme of this year's Art Festival, "Weaving Thoughts," will be played with the rich tones of the Steinway.
  Please enjoy an elegant afternoon of listening to the relaxing sounds of the piano.
  Venue: Terrace Coral, 1F, New Wing
  Time: Reception starts 13:00 Performance 13:30-14:30 (with break / advance reservation possible)
  *Preschool children are not allowed to accompany guests.
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• ■Duo by Kyoto City University of Arts Faculty of Music(click here for details)
• A piano, flute, and piano violin duet will be performed by the Kyoto City University of Arts Music Department using a Bösendorfer in the museum's lobby.
  Please listen to the elegant melodies echoing through the museum.
  Venue: Main building lobby
  Time: Piano and Flute Duo Performance 11:00-13:00
  　　　Piano and Violin Duet Performance 15:00-17:00 (with intermission)
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• Special photo spot
• At special photo spots such as the "Phoenix Room" in the museum, visitors can take memorable photos with furnishings designated as tangible cultural properties by the City of Kyoto.
  Venue: Houou-no-Ma (Phoenix Room), 2nd floor, Honkan
  Hours: 10:30-17:30
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