Museum art appreciation class for students from Soka Junior High School

On February 24 and 26, third-year students of Soka Junior High School in Kodaira City took part in an art appreciation class organized by the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. Forming small groups, the students viewed a work by Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Younger from the museum’s private collection and asked to evaluate it and offer their impressions without being told of the painting’s title or historical backdrop.

The students then judged the presentation of each group for themselves, with those earning the highest points winning commemorative prizes.

Such classes and related tours are conducted under TFAM’s ongoing educational services initiative designed to develop interest in art and art history for youth in nearby communities, along with learning the correct rules and manners as museum viewers.