Exhibitions
Polish Poster II from the Museum Collection: Former Collection of Copperplate Print Artist Watanabe Chihiro
About the Exhibition
Recognizing the international acclaim of Polish posters, copperplate engraver Watanabe Chihiro (1944–2009) began collecting them after visiting Poland in the immediate aftermath of the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe. His collection, totaling 250 works, was later donated by his family. Combined with the 295 posters already held by the Museum, it now forms a significant body of material for surveying the history of Polish poster design. This exhibition presents approximately seventy works by poster artists active before and after the political transformations of 1989, including Mieczysław Grochowski (1941–2011) and Stasys Eidrigevičius (1949–), selected from Watanabe’s former collection.
Information
- Venue
KAMAKURA ANNEX
- Period
October 17, 2026 – January 31, 2027
- Closed
Mondays (except November 23 and January 11), December 28 –January 4
- Opening hours
9:30 – 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
- Admissions
Adults: 250 yen (150 yen)
Under 20 or Students: 150 yen (100 yen)
65 and over: 100 yen
High School Students: 100 yen
Junior High School Students and under: Free
* Prices in ( ) indicate group (over 19 persons) discount tickets.
* A person with disabilities and one accompanying caretaker are admitted free of charge upon presenting Disabled Person’s Handbook or an equivalent government-issued identification.
*Free admission day: November 3 and 17, 2026
* “Family Communication Day” offers a discount for all group (except those aged 65 and over) accompanying children under 18 on the first Sunday of every month.
* For more information, see Hours & Admission.
- Organized by
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
- Endorsement
Polish Institute in Tokyo
Works
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Wiesław Wałkuski, SIERGIEJ PROKOFIEW: ROMEO i JULiA
1996
Museum collection -
Stasys Eidrigevičius, Stasys
1995
Museum collection -
Mieczysław Górowski, John R. Johnsen: Krop i erobret Rum
1994
Museum collection -
Mieczysław Górowski, Wałęsa
1990
Museum collection -
Wiktor Sadowski, MOLIÈRE: MIESZCZANIN SZLACHCICEM
1991
Museum collection
Related Events
Curator's talk
Date Saturday, October 17, 2026
Time 14:00 – 14:30
Place KAMAKURA ANNEX, Gallery
* Free with exhibition ticket for that day.
* No advanced booking is required.
* The talk is given in Japanese.