Current Exhibit
JAPANESE EMBROIDERY: A JOURNEY OF TRADITION AND INNOVATION
AUGUST 29, 2023 – JANUARY 7, 2024
The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition featuring the masterful works of Winter Park resident, Karyn Plater. This exhibition explores the thousand-year-old technique of traditional Japanese embroidery, nihon shishu. Characterized by intricate traditional designs of silk and metallic threads, stitched onto the finest Japanese silk fabric, nihon shishu is considered one of the most beautiful and challenging forms of embroidery.
This exhibition is supported by United Arts of Central Florida and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.
Exhibit Programming
September 21st, Origami Workshop
October 17th, Kimono Dressing Workshop
November 15-16th, Embroidery Workshop
December 3rd, Family Day
