At the Venanzo Crocetti Museum: finissage with a meeting on Japanese

Finissage and Japanese poetry meeting at the Venanzo Crocetti Museum

On Saturday 28 March at 16:30, the Venanzo Crocetti Museum in Rome will host the finissage of the group exhibition "A space of exchanges and connections: Forms of contemporary Japanese art in the Italian peninsula". The program includes a meeting on Japanese poetry followed by the presentation of the exhibition's bilingual catalogue.

Curated by Alberto Dambruoso and Mayumi Miyazawa, the exhibition highlights cultural dialogue between Italy and Japan and features Japanese artists who chose Italy for study and artistic development. The event is organized by the Venanzo Crocetti Foundation with support from the Ministry of Culture and under the patronage of the Italy–Japan Foundation and the Japanese Cultural Institute in Rome.

Event program

• 16:30 - Institutional greetings and opening remarks by the Venanzo Crocetti Foundation;
• Discussion on Japanese poetry with contributions from scholars, translators and university lecturers;
• Presentation of the bilingual catalogue (Italian-Japanese), published by Bordeaux Edizioni, with the participation of curators, artists and the publisher.

Artists on display

• Nobushige Akiyama
• Yuriko Damiani
• Uemon Ikeda
• Machiko Kodera
• Hidetoshi Nagasawa
• Kyoji Nagatani
• Yoshin Ogata
• Naoya Takahara
• Sahoko Takahashi
• Kan Yasuda

Why attend

This appointment is an opportunity to explore Italy–Japan artistic relations through poetry readings, critical conversations and the exhibited works. The bilingual catalogue also provides access to critical essays and artist entries in both languages, useful for scholars, students and art enthusiasts.

Practical information

• Date: 28 March 2026
• Start time: 16:30
• Venue: Venanzo Crocetti Museum, Rome
• Organizers: Venanzo Crocetti Foundation, with the support of the Ministry of Culture; under the patronage of the Italy–Japan Foundation and the Japanese Cultural Institute in Rome.

Please check the museum's official channels for any access rules or reservation requirements. The event showcases important cultural exchange initiatives and provides a bilingual publication to support deeper engagement with the exhibited works and the artists' practices.