Free evening around Japan at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris, the program

Notice to all Japanese culture lovers! Every year, the Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac museum organizes evenings and events in connection with its temporary exhibitions. This spring, as part of the sublime exhibition"Kimono", the Parisian museum is organizing a free evening dedicated to Japan.

On Friday, March 17, 2023, meet at the Quai Branly Museum to experience a fabulous dive into Japanese pop culture. Through a series of animations, mixing manga, video games, cosplay and J-Pop, discover the famous Harajuku district in Tokyo, the kawaii universe, the purikura and the alternative fashion!

For one night only, the Quai Branly museum will take you on a journey to Japan with live performances and DJ sets, taiko demos (the famous Japanese drums), or a meeting about Japan Mania. Various and varied animations proposed within the Claude Lévi-Strauss Theater of the museum. The icing on the cake, it will also be possible to discover the exhibition " Kimono " at night. To top it all off, this event is free (within the limits of available seats).

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Kimono: the splendid exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly offers exceptional evening events
The kimono, the emblematic Japanese garment, is revealed from every angle in a new exhibition that is a must-see. Visit the Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac Museum in Paris from Tuesday, November 22, 2022 to Sunday, May 28, 2023 to learn all the secrets of this essential garment that transcends categories and crosses borders. [Read more]

PROGRAM - From 7pm to midnight

• From 7pm to midnight: discovery of the "Kimono" exhibition
  Access on tickets to be collected on site, limited number of places.
  
  
• At 7:15pm, 8pm, 8:45pm, 9:30pm and 10:15pm: Taiko demos, the art of Japanese drumming
  
  
• At 7:15, 8:15 and 9:15 pm: Online video game
  Embark on a game of GeoGuessr! What's the point? Manage to locate as accurately as possible photos taken by Google Maps.
  
  
• From 7:15 to 10:40 pm (7 workshops): Sushi-Deco Demonstration and Tasting
  Learn the skills of decorative maki.
  Access on receipt of a counter mark. 15 people per sushi-deco workshop.
  
  
• From 7:15 pm to 10:40 pm: Koïnobori workshop
  Make a paper Koïnobori, a kite fish native to Japan, which can be seen floating on balconies and over rivers in spring.
  Access upon receipt of a counter mark. 20 people per Koinobori workshop.
  
  
• From 7:30 to 7:50 pm: Cosplay parade
  Watch a Cosplay parade and learn more about this practice.
  Free access, subject to availability. Capacity 400 seats.
  
  
• From 8pm to 8:30pm: Meeting about Japan Mania
  With journalist and TV host Marie Palot, discover how Japan influences and captivates the world with its animated series, animated films, video games or music.
  
  
• From 8:30 pm to 9 pm: Karaoke
  Find the atmosphere of Japanese karaoke by singing along to anime themes.
  
  
• From 9:10pm to 9:40pm: Live of Maïa Barouh
  Singer, flutist, author, composer and Franco-Japanese arranger, Maïa Barouh is a unique artist who mixes styles with great freedom, from ancestral Japanese chants to Franco-Japanese rap, to electro or song.
  
  
• From 10pm to 10:30pm: Invitation to J-POP
  Come and let off steam with the SHEE'Z & HEE'Z crew to the sound of the best J-Pop hits!
  
  
• From 10:30 pm to midnight: Kiala Ogawa at the turntables
  Discover the DJ set of the singer, composer and producer Kiala Ogawa (Kodäma), between funk, anime and Japanese disco.