Hana Mikoshi workshops

Join workshops throughout the summer to create a sakura-inspired washi paper installation in the museum for the London Design Festival in September. Additional dates added 31 August & 1 September

+44 (0)20 7942 2000
  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL

  • The John Madejski Garden, or Lunchroom 1, Learning Centre Level 0 in case of bad weather

  • Families

  • Free event

Hana Mikoshi workshops photo

Take part in bringing a sakura-inspired washi paper installation to life in the museum!
*Additional dates added 31 August & 1 September*
For hundreds of years, local families, craftspeople, and intergenerational groups in Mino, a town in Gifu, Japan, famous for the production of washi paper, have come together to create huge Hana Mikoshi or ‘flower shrines’ for the Mino Matsuri festival.
Throughout August, join workshops at V&A South Kensington to decorate bamboo with 50,000 sakura-inspired Mino washi paper flowers, to re-create the drama of the Hana Mikoshi.
The shrine will be adapted into a sculptural seating installation for the V&A’s Daylit Gallery by London-based Hayatsu Architects. See your contribution to the dazzling display this September, as part of the London Design Festival.

Suitable for ages 6+

Part of London Design Festival 2023
#LDF23

Supported by Toshiba

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