{"id":22394,"date":"2021-09-10T06:03:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T06:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/kris-schiermeier-director-of-the-japan-museum-sieboldhuis-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T08:42:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T08:42:43","slug":"elise-wessels-of-the-private-museum-nihon-no-hanga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/elise-wessels-of-the-private-museum-nihon-no-hanga\/","title":{"rendered":"Elise Wessels of the private museum Nihon no hanga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What first sparked your interest in Japan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Elise Wessels received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays from former Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata and his wife in May 2019. |<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

My introduction to Japan was in 1984, when my former husband and I visited the country for business purposes. Immediately, I became captivated by all aspects of Japanese culture, such as architecture, traditional inns and of course art. The idea developed to start collecting modern Japanese woodblock prints, with an emphasis on the Shin hanga <\/em>(new print) and S\u014dsaku hanga <\/em>(creative print) movements of the early 20th<\/sup> century. I have been collecting ever since and in 2009 my private museum Nihon no hanga opened its doors on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, where we host bi-annual exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How important is the museum in nurturing a better understanding of Japan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The main goal of Nihon no hanga<\/em> is to be a place for research and a meeting point for those who are fascinated by the world of 20th<\/sup> century Japanese prints. Since our opening in April 2009, we have created over twenty different exhibitions with prints from our own collection. All exhibits are accompanied by catalogues, created by our curator Maureen de Vries, which contain essays and detailed information about the prints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n