Floating Worlds: Prints from Osaka & Kyoto Teacher Briefing

Wed 3 Feb, 2027

4.30pm for a 5pm start until 7.30pm

Ticketed

$60 non-member, $50 members and TRT, $30 pre-service or Department of Education teachers

All educators

Join Russell Kelty, Curator of Asian Art, for an exclusive tour of Floating Worlds: Prints from Osaka & Kyoto.

This exhibition explores the pleasure, fashion and cultural life that flourished in Japan's Kamigata region during the Edo period (1603–1868). Inspired by the vibrant urban entertainment districts known as the ukiyo, or 'floating world', artists created images that captured the style and culture of the era. Featuring actors of the Kabuki theatre, samurai warriors, ghosts, beauties and landscapes, Floating Worlds traces a dynamic tradition of woodblock printmaking born from a prosperous era of artistry.

Floating Worlds: Prints from Osaka & Kyoto Teacher Briefing

Visits to the exhibition for students is free.

Bookings will open soon.