Sat, Sep 27
|Chicago
Introduction to Artifact Restoration
Discover the fundamentals of artifact restoration, exploring the techniques, tools, and principles used to preserve cultural heritage. This introduction provides insight into how experts restore and protect objects, ensuring their stories endure for generations.
Time & Location
Sep 27, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Chicago, 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60609, USA
About the event
This program offers an overview of the traditions and practices of artifact restoration in East Asia. The lecture will introduce key processes, techniques, and guiding principles in preserving cultural heritage. The event will also feature a live demonstration of Japanese painting on silk, showcasing restoration methods in practice.
About the Instructor:
Mami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and scholar in Chicago. She received her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and earned a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan.
With ongoing artistic research, practice, and teaching, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. She is expanding her creativity to incorporate more specific discourses around society, past and present via a lens of Japanese art. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.