Sakura at ROM: Cherry Blossoms in the Japanese Collection

“Sakura at ROM” talk event on May 10 is now fully booked and registration is closed. There will be no waiting list. However, on the day of the event, we will have an in-person waiting line starting 60 minutes before the event on a first-come, first-served basis for cancelled seats. We cannot guarantee your admittance, but if you are willing to take a chance, please join the line.

In-person event with slide presentation and Q&A
Co-presented with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto, in celebration of springtime and the cherry blossom season

Sakura at ROM: Cherry Blossoms in the Japanese Collection

by Dr. TAKESUE Akiko Bishop White Committee Associate Curator of Japanese Art & Culture, Royal Ontario Museum

Friday, May 10, 6:00 – 7:30PM (ET)
Doors open 5:30PM | Japan Foundation, Toronto Event Hall
Presented in English | Free admission
RSVP Required | Please register below

Cherry blossoms—sakura in Japanese—have been one of the most familiar flowers in Japanese life since ancient times to the present, with a symbolic meaning unique to them. While cherry blossom viewing has become a global phenomenon of the spring season, including in Toronto, a variety of works of art with the sakura motif from ROM’s Japanese collection—from paintings, prints, and photographs, to ceramics, lacquer ware, and even arms—will attest to the significance of the flower in Japanese culture.

Re-conceived re-productions of Hiroshige’s Sakura-themed prints from JFT collection to be displayed for this occasion at The Japan Foundation, Toronto