Sunday 25^th May ～　
Sunday 6^th July 2008　

#9am～5pm
(last entry 4:30pm)
#Open every day
during the above period

The adorable world of Dick Bruna and
Miffy will guide you through Modern Art.

Dick Bruna (1927~ ) is the Netherlands most famous picture book writer and is also a highly respected graphic designer. The heroine of his picture books, Miffy, is loved by children around the world. Published in 1997, the book ‘Miffy at the Gallery’ tells the story of Miffy’s first visit to an art gallery. This exhibition takes this story of Miffy seeing art for the first time as its inspiration. We take you on a journey, looking at and thinking about art, and actually have you paint with colors in a way similar to Bruna himself. The exhibition features picture books, originals and design work produced by Bruna. So bring your family along and enjoy the adorable world of Dick Bruna. We look forward to seeing you.

The exhibition is comprised of three sections.


	1. Looking We will introduce you to the modern art collection of the Kochi Museum of Art using ‘Miffy at the Gallery’ as a guide.


	2.Thinking Dick Bruna is a master graphic designer. Many of his picture books, originals, and designs for posters and paperbacks are on display. We invite you to think about how Bruna developed his unique world-view.


	3. Making We have developed colored paper and coloring-in worksheets based upon the motif of the Miffy picture books. By directly experiencing the techniques of Bruna, you will be able to more fully understand his charms.

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“Let’s Shake Hands with Miffy”

Miffy is coming to Kochi! Make sure you bring your camera!
Place:1^st Floor entranceway to the museum of art.

Time:Saturday 21^st June: ① 1pm~1:30pm ② 3:30pm~4pm
Sunday 22^nd June: ① 10:30am~11am ② 1pm~1:30pm ③ 3:30pm~4pm

Gallery Talk (Guided tour of the exhibition)

Guided tours provided by the exhibition’s curator are available from 2pm on every Sunday throughout the exhibition period. Guides are free upon purchase of an entry ticket.
* English guidance will be available on June 8^th, and sign-language guidance on June 15^th is provided by the Kochi Society for the Hearing Impaired.

Reading Bruna’s Picture Books

Kochi Art Gallery’s ‘Talking Caravan’ will be at the gallery.
We will read aloud several of Bruna’s picture books.（in Japanese）
Storyteller: Kochi Museum of Art’s Culture Supporters
Time: Sunday 1^st June and Sunday 29^th June, from 11am
Place: 1^st Exhibition room

Anime Screening
The animated film ‘Miffy and her Friends’ will be screened in the exhibition hall.
Video provided by Poniikyanion Co.Ltd. and Kodansha.

Brought to you by the Kochi Museum of Art, and Kochi Shimbun

Supported by the Netherlands Embassy in Japan, Kochi Prefecture Board of Education, Kochi City Board of Education, RKC Kochi TV, KUTV Kochi, KSS San San TV, NHK Kochi, KCB Kochi Cable TV, FM Kochi, Kochi City FM

With the cooperation of the Bruna Club, Kodansha, Fukuinkan Shoten, Pentel Co.Ltd.

With special cooperation of Dick Bruna Japan Mercis bv

Planning/Management Support: Curators Pty Ltd

Please refrains from any of the following while at the exhibition:
●Eating of drinking　
●Use of mobile phones inside the galleries
●Photography or filming ●Touching the artwork