Sword Forum Bugei

Just thought I'd post this for those of you in the NYC area, or for those planning a visit in the next three months. This exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art looks promising...

Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868
October 21, 2009–January 10, 2010

From what I hear they have many pieces from private collectors from Japan. They have more than they can display at once and plan to change the exhibit a few times during the run. They also encourage visitors to bring a magnifying glass to get a close up look at the swords.

There are also panel discussions free to the public on November 8th... Okisato Fujishiro will be there...

Here's a link..

http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp

For those of you who missed this magnificent exhibition. The Met has posted videos of four lectures given at the event by:

Ogawa Morihiro sensei (former employee at the NBTHK and current advisor to the Met and Boston Museums) Exhibition introduction.

http://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseum#p ... teJm9ywk3I

Victor Harris sensei (Keeper Emeritus of the Japanese dept, British Museum)

http://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseum#p ... 8BW86UrO1k

Fujishiro Okisato sensei (mukansa) and his son Tatsuya san (3rd and 4th Generation Japanese sword polishers)

http://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseum#p ... t1Okf0AYRg

Suzuki Norio sensei (Director-General, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo)

http://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseum#p ... rQk9dFFXnA

Excellent series of videos ... thank you for posting the links.