KCI and Bunka Gakuen

[wataya]

I will answer to Kendra here, because, I'm sure it will interest others : she asked me if I was going to the Kyoto Costume Institute. First and unfortunately, you can't go to the KCI. The KCI is a costume collection not a museum. The only chance you have to see items from the collection is when they happen to do an exhibition, hosted in a friendly museum. And unfortunately for me, the "Luxury" exhibit they made recently is over. But I will certainly buy the catalog. And I will tell you if it's interesting.

On the other hand, not everything is lost. There is another GREAT costume museum in Japan. The Bunka Gakuen. Remember ? The one with the crappy website (works with Chrome tonight, you might give it a try) and the wonderful costumes.

Well they have a permanent exhibit that shall be cool, but they also have a special exhibit : 200 years of European Fashion !! I don't think I will have the right to take pictures, but I hope there will be a catalog. And you will hear from that too :)))))))

Comments

[demode.livejournal.com]

How did I miss your post about this? Cool! Definitely keep us posted on the catalogs -- I want to know if the Luxury one has anything new that's not in the Fashion books, and 200 Years of European Fashion sounds totally cool!!

[hohenstein.livejournal.com]

sounds like you'll have a fun trip. I wish I'd known about that museum when I was in Japan.

A.

[sydneyflapper.livejournal.com]

I hope you have an utterly fantastic trip. There's so much wonderful interplay of textile and design, going back centuries, between Europe and Japan...and I know you'll explore all the opportunities presented to you!

(Btw - I realise we're linked both through costuming, history and facebook...this is my flapper persona, but I recently signed on to your Rue de Robespierre petition on facbook under my real name! I'm the Les Mis fan).