The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection has been selectively amassed by Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller and their children over the past 25 years. The museum is located in Dallas' district of Harwood at the historic St. Ann's School.
Centuries of craftsmanship are represented in the collection, with objects dating from the seventh to nineteenth centuries. Samurai masterpieces, including suits of armor, helmets, masks, horse armor, and weaponry are on display in the Museum. The collection is accompanied by a traveling exhibition consisting of 140 objects that has been seen by over 1.3 million visitors worldwide since 2011.
The Samurai Collection is the permanent home in Dallas for the Barbier-Mueller's collection and the objects are rotated through the Museum twice annually. The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and always free to the public. Click below for visitor hours and to find out more about the recurring events.
SAMURAI WALL - NHK WORLD PRIME - TV | NHK WORLD
SAMURAI WALL
January 4, 2020
Castle design evolved in 17th century Japan with stone walls as a key feature. Sakamoto in Shiga Prefecture became famous for its mason's expert techniques for dry-stacking. They traveled across Japan to complete their commissions. But when feudalism ended 150 years ago, many castles were destroyed. While most of the masons lost their jobs, one family in Sakamoto survived by refurbishing old ruins. But the 15th-generation master Suminori Awata is worried about the future. One day he receives an unexpected request to build a castle-style wall in Texas. Awata's journey begins.
Gabriel Barbier-Mueller collects Japanese armor. He is also CEO of an international real-estate developing firm.
A newly constructed building designed by world renowned architect Kengo Kuma in Dallas, TX. The Samurai wall is at its plinth.
Awata's crew members, stone masons from the US and Mexico.
沒有留言:
張貼留言