Events

Looking closely at the craft of the traditional Delft Blue painters, we brought the temple guards to life in Delft Blue adorn. The tiles have all turned out beautifully. Now, […]

In 2007, the Rijksmuseum acquired two tremdendously impressive Japanese temple guards (NIO): the largest temple guards outside Japan! I met the guards and had my questions. It resulted in the […]

In 2007, the Rijksmuseum acquired two tremdendously impressive Japanese temple guards (NIO): the largest temple guards outside Japan! I met the guards and had my questions. It resulted in the […]

Looking closely at the craft of the traditional Delft Blue painters, we brought the temple guards to life in Delft Blue adorn. The tiles have all turned out beautifully. Now, […]

Philosopher Michel Dijkstra is uniquely qualified to explain how this works: a different worldview. So we invited him to join us for a conversation. Michel Dijkstra: "A well-known Chinese saying […]

We can look at temple guards, listen to them, touch them, but how does it actually feel, being a temple guard? Can we embody their power and their knowledge? Can […]

We warmly invite you to join us for the sixth edition of the Osaka World Expo Talk Shows, a series of public conversations at the Netherlands Pavilion during Expo 2025 […]

The blue temple guardians will finally return to their former context: in the woods of Iwayaji Mountain. Join us for this festive event.

This years NIO FES will be held at Komisen Yokota and Iwayaji Mountain. Join us for the festival on Friday-Sunday Nov. 21-23. Let’s celebrate Blue Nio’s birthdays!

My friend and wonderful ceramic artist Kaori is coming to Amsterdam! She lives in the Shimane region, Japan and we worked together the last couple of months during the NIO […]

Slotbijeenkomst en filmpremier Nio-Project