H is for... Hiroshige: artist of the open road @ the British Museum

"[S]pellbinding and cinematic" - The Evening Standard

Join Hiroshige on a lyrical journey through Edo Japan, exploring the natural beauty of the landscape and the pleasures of urban life.

The first exhibition on Hiroshige to be held at the British Museum, and the first on the artist in London for more than a quarter of a century, this is a visually stunning portrait of a country about to change forever. Born during an unsettled time in Japan's history, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) went on to become one of the country's most talented, prolific and popular artists. As Japan confronted the encroaching outside world, Hiroshige's calm artistic vision connected with – and reassured – people at every level of society.

MEET DETAILS:

12:45pm: PRE-MEET (optional)
The Court Cafe, the British Museum
Meet at the Court Cafe - a cafe in the central atrium of the British Museum.
(I'll messsage on the WhatsApp group on the day to let you know which side of the atrium we're sitting.)

1:30pm: ENTER THE EXHIBITION
British Museum, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG

3:30pm: PUB SOCIAL (optional)
TBC
We'll head to a nearby pub for a social chit-chat. We may not have a table booking depending on how many people RSVP.

Tickets can be bought at this link.
Tickets are £20 for full price, £10 with an Art Pass.
Please buy your ticket for the 1:30pm entry (or around that time if 1:30pm entry is no longer available).

GETTING THERE:

Tube
The four tube stations closest to the Museum are:

• Tottenham Court Road: 5-minute walk
• Holborn: 7-minute walk
• Russell Square: 7-minute walk
• Goodge Street: 8-minute walk

Bus
The following bus routes pass within walking distance of the Museum.

• New Oxford Street: 1, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242
• Tottenham Court Road (northbound) / Gower Street (southbound): 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390
• Southampton Row: 59, 68, X68, 91, 168, 188

WHATSAPP GROUP FOR PRE-VISIT CHAT & LIVE LOCATION ON THE DAY:
TBC nearer the day.
We encourage you to join the WhatsApp group for this event for live updates. This group is only for people who have RSVP'd and are on the "Going" list on Meetup.
NOTE: Joining the WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. We have an attendee limit to help the host manage the event. We prefer a smaller, friendlier group.
• If the event is full and you RSVP, Meetup adds you to the Waitlist. If someone drops out, waitlisted attendees are automatically moved to the 'Going' list by Meetup in order of priority.
• If you can no longer attend please change your RSVP to 'Not Going' as soon as possible. This lets someone on the waitlist take your place.

We remove members from the LoMAZ Meetup group who:

• RSVP as ‘Going' but then do not show up three times in a row.
• RSVP as ‘Going' but then change their RSVP to 'No' five times in a row.
• Have not RSVPd to the event, but turn up anyway.

Thank you! – The LoMAZ Admin Team

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons - the file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.