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Stamp Rally

There are 6 stands in the galleries, each of which you could use the stamps with design of N. S. Harsha's artwork motifs.
View the show, collect the stamps and enjoy your “Charming Journey.”

Original “Notebook,” on sale at the Museum Shop, will be the best for collecting stamps!

“International Museum Day” Admission Fee Discount

May 18 is the “International Museum Day.”
To offer various people opportunities to enjoy visiting museums and to learn more about the role of the museums, ICOM (International Council of Museums) has organized International Museum Day since 1977.
Each year, events and activities are planned worldwide to celebrate the day.

On this occasion, Mori Art Museum will offer a discount of admission.
Visit us on this special day, May 18!

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2017

List of Exhibited Works

Please download the list of exhibited works of “N. S. Harsha: Charming Journey.” (PDF/1.5MB)

Exhibition Catalogue

Size / Number of Pages: A4 variation (28.2 × 21 cm) / 280 pages (TBD)
Languages: Japanese-English bilingual
Price: ¥3,024 (incl. tax)
Edited and Published by: Mori Art Museum / Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, Co., Ltd.
* Now on sale at Mori Art Museum Shop (53F).

Audio Guide

The audio guide devices (Japanese / English), introducing the main pieces of “N. S. Harsha: Charming Journey,” are available for the visitors to the Museum at the entrance hall on the 53F for free. Japanese version audio guide features top Japanese musician Hosono Haruomi known for his close ties with India including his 1978 album Cochin Moon, inspired by his travels in the country with artist Yokoo Tadanori. English audio guide features interview with N. S. Harsha himself where you can hear him speak about the works in his own words.
Audio guide is also available on the Mori Art Museum's YouTube channel.

Full English version is available here

Available in: Japanese / English
Number of works introduced: 16 (+ N. S. Harsha special interview)
Length: Approx. 25 minutes
Charge: Free

Original Goods and Merchandise

A wide range of merchandise exclusive to the exhibition and featuring works by N. S. Harsha will be on sale.

Woodcut Print

Commemorating the opening of this exhibition, two woodcuts prints of N. S. Harsha's (jointly produced with The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints) will be on sale.

Shy Monkey ‒ Twilight / ed. of 50
Shy Monkey ‒ Dawn / ed. of 50
Shy Monkey ‒ Sunrise / ed. of 50

The Raid / ed. of 100

Price: ¥64,800 (incl. tax)

Printed by: The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints
Supervised by: The Adachi Foundation
Produced by: Mori Art Museum

* Prices may vary.
* Several items will be released over the course of the exhibition.

“N. S. Harsha” Exhibition Limited-Edition Design Passport on sale

To commemorate the opening of the exhibition “N. S. Harsha,” limited edition design Passport is now on sale.
The design is originally and uniquely of the exhibition - more specifically, of using Harsha's Humanised Future showcased in the exhibition. Purchase one on your visit!

Period of the sales: Saturday, April 1, 2017 -
Price: ¥6,000 (incl. tax)
Purchase at: 3F & 52F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower

Collaboration Menus

To commemorate the opening of the solo exhibition of N. S. Harsha, one of the most acclaimed Indian artists, at the Mori Art Museum, special collaboration dishes are created at DIYA Indian Restaurant and Museum Cafe “THE SUN”!
Enjoy both show and these collabo dishes – start your journey to India from Roppongi Hills!

“N. S. Harsha” × DIYA INDIAN RESTAURANT

Special course of spicy biryani with prawn.
It will taste even better if you try Indian white wine while you dine as they go so well together.

“N. S. Harsha” × Museum Cafe “THE SUN”

Curry plate inspired from Southern India where N. S. Harsha is from.
Masala Chai is in original blend of the cafe.

Collaboration Menus with Grand Hyatt Tokyo

“Keyakizaka” and “The Oak Door” both distinguished restaurants have announced “N. S. Harsha” exhibition-inspired, special lunch course!

“N. S. Harsha” and “Keyakizaka” (Teppanyaki, 4F, Grand Hyatt Tokyo)

The lunch course menu of “Keyakizaka Teppanyaki” starts with beloved Indian drink lassi as a welcome drink, followed by “subzi,” chicken confit in Tandoori-style, steak as a main dish, spicy dry curry, and Indian icecream “kulfi” with cardamom.

“N. S. Harsha” and “The Oak Door” (Steakhouse, 6F, Grand Hyatt Tokyo)

Inspired by traditional southern Indian cuisine, the Steakhouse “The Oak Door” presents menus that remind us of N. S. Harsha's colorful paintings. The original course menu includes not only 2 curry dishes of chicken and vegetables but “pakoras” deep-fried menu of southern India, basmati rice, bread “paratha,” cracker “papadum,” dessert and mango lassi. Enjoy the menu enabling you to feel the atmosphere of the southern India!

“Old Masters from the State Hermitage Museum” Discount Privilege

“Old Masters from the State Hermitage Museum”
200 Yen Discount Privilege for "N. S. Harsha" visitors!

If you present your admission ticket/ticket stub of “N. S. Harsha” exhibition, you will be able to receive 200 yen discount off of the admission to the “Old Masters from the State Hermitage Museum” exhibition currently on view at Mori Arts Center Gallery, 52F of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. This discount campaign runs until May 31, 2017.

Period: Monday, April 3 - Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Discount admission: 1,400 yen * 200 yen discount applied to adult admission, 1,600 yen.

“Old Masters from the State Hermitage Museum”
Venue: Mori Arts Center Gallery (52F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
Period: thru Sunday, June 18, 2017

Closed on: Monday, May 15, 2017

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“HILLS LIFE”

The 83rd issue of the “HILLS LIFE,” Hills' lifestyle magazine, features “N. S. Harsha: Charming Journey” exhibition now on view.
Read “HILLS LIFE” online (in Japanese Language Only): here

Sculpture Matter Appears in Roku-Roku Plaza

A sculptural work exceeding 2.5 meters in height Matter (2014 / 2016) is exhibited at the Roku-Roku Plaza, the entrance to the Roppongi Hills. A monkey (langur) carrying a sphere in its left hand, pointing at somewhere far away in outer space with its right hand, seemingly represents the history of human curiosity towards the future and unknown worlds, and the human desire to attain them.
Meet the monkey outside the museum before your visit to the exhibition!

“N. S. Harsha” Exhibition's Display Pop-up in Roppongi Hills

Two show windows in Roppongi Hills turned into “N. S. Harsha” exhibition display for a limited period of time!
The fabric with Harsha's artwork printed on, will move back and forth.

Period: February 15 - March 1, 2017
Venues: 1F, Hollywood Plaza & 2F, West Walk (close to “ZARA”)

“Premium Friday” in March, April, May!

Last Friday of each month is “Premium Friday”!
On Fridays during the exhibition period, “Happy Hour” campaign will run at some restaurants within Roppongi Hills.
Those who order drinks at the restaurants will receive discount services PLUS a 500 yen discount ticket to admission into Mori Art Museum and Tokyo City View as well.
Enjoy art on Friday nights!

Hills Premium Happy Hour

Website: http://www.roppongihills.com/sp/premiumfriday/

[About the 500 yen admission discount ticket]

• Discount ticket is given at restaurants that run the campaign.
• Please bring the ticket itself to the ticket counter (3F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower). 500 yen off discount will be applied to an adult's admission fee.
• Ticket is valid one time on either of the following Fridays: March 31, April 28 or May 26, 2017.
• This discount is not valid in combination with other discounts.
• Applied to admission fee of adult only.
• The admission fee allows entry to “N. S. Harsha” exhibition and Tokyo City View observation deck.

February 24 is “Premium Friday”!

On Friday, February 24, 2017, “Happy Hour” campaign will run at some restaurants within Roppongi Hills.
Those who order drinks at the restaurants will receive discount services and get a 500 yen discount ticket to admission into Mori Art Museum and Tokyo City View as well.
Visit the exhibition this Friday!

Hills Premium Happy Hour
Date & Time: 15:00-19:00, Friday, February 24, 2017
Website: http://www.roppongihills.com/sp/premiumfriday/

[About the 500 yen discount ticket]

• Please bring the ticket to ticket counter. 500 yen off discount will be applied to adult's admission fee.
• Ticket is valid on February 24, 2017, only. This discount is not valid in combination with other discounts.
• Applied to admission fee of adult only.
• The admission fee allows entry to “N. S. Harsha” exhibition, Tokyo City View observation deck and “MEDIA AMBITION TOKYO 2017.”

Production of N. S. Harsha's Reversed Gaze Starts!

For the duration of “Charming Journey” visitors will have the chance to encounter N. S. Harsha's Reversed Gaze (2008/2017) at the passage on the 52nd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. The setting of this artwork, featuring human figures painted across a wall, starts. Strike it lucky, and you may come across the artist and staff painting the wall before the exhibition opens.

* Accessing the 52nd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower before the exhibition opening requires an admission ticket for the Tokyo City View observation deck and/or the Mori Arts Center Gallery.