On May 18, the Museu do Oriente will celebrate International Museum Day. The event will mark the opening of the exhibition “Japan: Feasts and Rituals”, featuring more than 1,500 items from the Fundação do Oriente collection, which will be on display for the first time at the Museu do Oriente in Lisbon.
“New Year’s cleansings, boy and girl party altars, fertility cults or festival of the dead offerings are some of the traditional festivals and rituals that take place in Japan throughout the year,” the organization said in a statement. seeks to talk about the holidays and their role in Japanese society.
The event is free and will include several initiatives throughout the day. Guided tours, workshops for children, games dedicated to Eastern fans, and a concert of soloists from the Capital Region are among the activities planned for the event, which starts at 10:00.