ITAMI

The museum opened in 1989 with the aim of enriching the community through various arts and crafts activities. The museum displays a broad range of outstanding and cutting edge works through its exhibitions, notably the “ITAMI International Craft Exhibition”. It also runs the ITAMI College of Jewellery to train professional jewellery artists. The Museum of Arts and Crafts ITAMI endeavours to broaden the culture of jewellery.

The recognition of ITAMI = jewellery is now widely spread not only in Japan but also abroad. The organisers receive around 1,000 pieces of work from artists in 19 countries, of these only 97 are selected, of which 8 receive prizes after strict examination. Among those from diverse backgrounds, the works awarded with prizes as well as those selected demonstrate careful consideration towards the relationship with body, nature and social environment.