When:
January 24, 2014 @ 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
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Where:
Ashmolean Museum
Ashmolean Museum
University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
UK
Ashmolean Museum
University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
UK
Contact:
Kitsugi: From Gold to New
With Japanese Lacquer Craftsmen
Special Study Day at the Ashmolean Museum
Friday 24 January, 10.30am–4pm
Kitsugi is the repair of cracked or chipped ceramics and glassware using Japanese lacquer and powdered gold. Such is the skill of Kitsugi, that it is said that a repaired item can have a greater value than it had before it was broken. Learn about this intricate craft in two sessions:
Morning lecture and demonstration: 10.30am–12pm
Booking essential, £4 full price/£3 concessions.
Afternoon demonstration & practical workshop: 1–4pm
You are invited to bring a broken ceramic to repair.
Booking essential, £30 full price/£25 concessions.
http://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/ticketsoxford/#search=kitsugi