Baur

Noh Masks

Saturday 21 September 2024 | 14h30

Mask-making Demonstration Talk

Renowned mask-carver Kitazawa Hideta will explore the process of designing, carving and working with noh masks. Kitazawa is unique in the noh world in making new masks for innovative and experimental noh pieces, including English-language noh as well as classical noh and kyogen masks. He will demonstrate the different stages of carving, offering a rare opportunity to understand these iconic noh masks.

Presentation in English.

The book Noh and Kyogen Masks, published by Prestel in autumn 2024

21 September 2024, 14:30

Duration : ca. 1h30

Adults and teenagers

CHF 10.- (normal price) ; CHF 5.- (students, seniors, unemployed and "Amis") ; free of charge, children under 18

On reservation

Baur Foundation,
Museum of
Far Eastern Art
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8 rue Munier-Romilly
1206 Geneva – Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 704 32 82
Fax: +41 22 704 32 88

Follow us

Access
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Public transport
No 1, 5, 8, bus stop Florissant
No 92, bus stop Eglise russe
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Public parking
Parking Saint-Antoine
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Accessibility
Lift to all floors, access for wheel chair visitors

Opening times
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Tuesday to Sunday
2 pm to 6 pm
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Open on Wedesnday until
8 pm for the public guided tours during temporary exhibitions
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Private guided visits (max. 25): CHF 150.- and "groups" rate ticket

Contact: mediation@fondationbaur.ch

Admission fees
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China, Japan & Donations

– Adults: CHF 10.-
– Students, seniors and
unemployed: CHF 5.-
– Free of charge: AMS/VMS, ICOM, Press, children under 18
– Groups above 10: CHF 5.-

Temporary exhibitions (includes permanent collections)

– Adults: CHF 15.-
– Students, seniors and
unemployed: CHF 10.-
– Free of charge: AMS/VMS, ICOM, Press, children under 18
– Groups above 10: CHF 10.-

Graphic design: Alternative communication - Development: Monoloco - Photographs: Marian Gérard et Pedro Neto - Films: Vandyfilms and Jean-Philippe Uldry - Conditions générales et mentions légales