Event name
Zoom Special Presentation: "Hokusai and the Art of Japan" by Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
When
Wed 07 / 08 / 2026
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where
Join on Zoom
Who can attend
Members only (login required)
Limited Capacity: 40 spots available
Price
Free
Zoom Special Presentation
"Hokusai and the Art of Japan"
by Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
Wednesday, July 8, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
The Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) is widely recognized for a single image—Great Wave Off the Coast of Kanagawa, an icon of global art—yet he produced thousands of works throughout his long life. Tour the former exhibition Hokusai: Mad About Painting, which featured works from the world’s largest collection of paintings, sketches, and drawings by Hokusai. The exhibition included works large and small, from six-panel folding screens and hanging scrolls to paintings and drawings. Together, these works reveal an artistic genius who thought he might finally achieve true mastery in painting—if he lived to the age of 110.

