Meet in Rubin Pavillion, 1st Floor
Register for free
Visitors from the D/deaf community are invited to experience Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami) in an American Sign Language (ASL) tour led by a Deaf teaching artist. After a brief meet-and-greet, immerse yourself in mid-nineteenth-century Edo (today’s Tokyo). Experience the vibrant city’s beauty and hotspots through the eyes of ordinary people in Hiroshige’s prints.
Free; registration is required.
This tour is designed for the d/Deaf community in ASL only, without voice interpretation. Email access@brooklynmuseum.org for information about tours for ASL students at level 3 or above.
Questions? Contact us at access@brooklynmuseum.org.
Image caption and credit: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Minowa, Kanasugi, Mikawashima (Minowa Kanasugi Mikawashima), no. 102 from 100 Famous Views of Edo, 5th month of 1857. Woodblock print, 14 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (36 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.102. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)