To commemorate the 120th anniversary of the invention of pearls, Mikimoto will hold a series of four "Pearl School" pearl seminars for the general public.
The first session, held on April 13, is a collaborative lecture with the "Spinning Brilliance Pearl Necklaces Exhibition." Akiko Fukai, director of the Kyoto Costume Institute, will explain the relationship between the evolution of European fashion and jewelry while looking at the actual exhibits at Mikimoto Hall.
On July 20, a "Learn about the Oceans that Nurture Pearls" seminar will be held for fourth to sixth graders at the University of Tokyo's Misaki Marine Biological Station (Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture). Through experiencing "nucleation," the most important process in cultivating pearls, and collecting and observing sea creatures, participants will learn about the mechanisms of pearl formation and the oceans that nurture pearls and the diverse creatures that inhabit them.
In October, they are planning a "Pearl Course for Working Women" to teach working women how to coordinate and care for pearl jewelry, and in November, they are planning a "Science of Pearls, Jewels of the Sea" to learn about pearls from a scientific perspective. They are currently accepting applications for the first course until March 28th.
The first session, held on April 13, is a collaborative lecture with the "Spinning Brilliance Pearl Necklaces Exhibition." Akiko Fukai, director of the Kyoto Costume Institute, will explain the relationship between the evolution of European fashion and jewelry while looking at the actual exhibits at Mikimoto Hall.
On July 20, a "Learn about the Oceans that Nurture Pearls" seminar will be held for fourth to sixth graders at the University of Tokyo's Misaki Marine Biological Station (Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture). Through experiencing "nucleation," the most important process in cultivating pearls, and collecting and observing sea creatures, participants will learn about the mechanisms of pearl formation and the oceans that nurture pearls and the diverse creatures that inhabit them.
In October, they are planning a "Pearl Course for Working Women" to teach working women how to coordinate and care for pearl jewelry, and in November, they are planning a "Science of Pearls, Jewels of the Sea" to learn about pearls from a scientific perspective. They are currently accepting applications for the first course until March 28th.
