2018 Nina Matsuri: Doll's Day is Celebrated on March 3rd in Japan NEW

Hina Matsuri, Doll’s Festival or Girls’ Festival, is celebrated on March 3rd in Japan. A set of dolls representing the emperor and empress and their court (three ladies-in-waiting and five musicians) is set up in the family home to mark the occasion.

Join us for a fun-filled day of craft activities celebrating the Doll Festival, Hina Matsuri!  Make a doll festival mobile to hang in your room, emperor and empress origami, or a doll display decoration to add some doll festival flair to your room! Come see a traditional Doll Festival display, customarily set out by families with daughters to wish good health and happiness for girls. Get the chance to meet and learn about Miss Gunma, the Japanese Friendship Doll, who turns 91 this year!

Date
Saturday, March 3, 2018

Time
All day (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)

Location
Throughout the museum

All Day Activities
Introducing Miss Gunma: The Japanese Friendship Dolls of 1927
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Talk by Alan Pate (1:00pm)
Location: Morikami Theater
*No reservations. Tickets will be given out the day of the event, at a first come, first served basis.

* Tsurushibina: Mobile Craft Library (10am-4:30pm)
Create a fun hanging mobile featuring symbolic images to represent good health and happiness for children.

* Origami and Doll Display Craft Classroom A (10am-3pm)
Make your own emperor and empress origami, or a Hina Matsuri doll display to decorate your home.

* Friendship doll bookmarks Lobby (10am-5pm)
Color and take home a friend that will hold your place in your book.

• Pre-registration is not required.