This is a two-day program to enjoy the cultural spots of Ueno Park. Participants explore art through a two-step process of online and real-world activities. Step 1 of this blended learning program – a form of learning combining two different methods – comprises group dialogue while viewing art online, while Step 2 involves encountering the real thing at a cultural spot.

*Program details may change, or the program may be cancelled depending on any natural disasters and the situation concerning coronavirus.

Schedule

[Step 1]
(1)Saturday, August 7, 2021
(2)Sunday, August 8, 2021
(3)Saturday, October 2, 2021
(4)Sunday, October 3, 2021

[Step 2]
(1)Sunday, September 5, 2021
(2)Saturday, November 6, 2021
(3)Saturday, December 4, 2021
(4)Sunday, January 30, 2022
(5)Monday (public holiday), March 21, 2022

*[Step 2] entails multiple sessions held between 10:00 – 16:30 at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
Detailed information will be provided to those who participated in Step 1.

Let’s start by taking part in Step 1!

Target grades and possible participation times
Elementary school 1st -3rd graders: (Morning) 10:30 – 11:30
Elementary school 4th – 6th graders – junior high school students: (Afternoon) 13:30 – 14:30

Capacity
80 people/40 pairs of children with their parent/guardian
*Junior high school students and high school students may participate on their own.
*To be decided by lottery if oversubscribed.

Participation fee
Free
*In Step 2 participants may need to pay for expenses such as exhibition and admission fees, etc. for the various cultural facilities.

Conditions for participation
– This program will be conducted using web conferencing app Zoom. Participants will need a stable environment for internet use, and a laptop PC (Windows, Mac etc.) or tablet such as iPad.
– During the program, children will look at and learn about onscreen artworks, and have face-to-face interaction with other children and Art Communicators. Please use a PC, iPad or other tablet rather than a smartphone to make the screen easier to see.
– Each participant will need a PC, iPad etc. with an inbuilt camera and microphone during the program. If your device does not have a camera or microphone, please ensure you have a separate web camera or similar.

Application period
[Step 1]
(1), (2): Thursday, June 3, – Sunday, July 18, 2021
(3), (4): Tuesday, August 3 – Thursday (public holiday), September 23, 2021
*The application period for (3), (4) has been extended.

*Those who participate in both Step 1 and 2 will be given the special adventure tool, Museum Starter Pack.

~~Please click for the application form.~~

Contact

Museum Start i-Ueno (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum & Tokyo University of the Arts)
TEL: 03-3823-6921 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum office)
E-mail: aiueno@museum-start.info

Official Website

Period

August 7, 8, September 5, October 2, 3, November 6, December 4, 2021, January 30, March 21, 2022

Venues

Zoom (Online)

Credit

Organized by: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Tokyo University of the Arts

Co-organized by: Ueno Royal Museum; Ueno Zoological Gardens; National Museum of Nature and Science; International Library of Children's Literature / National Diet Library; National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo National Museum; Tokyo Bunka Kaikan