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- Muscat Daily
Manga exhibition open at OSFA till July 22
Muscat – A travelling Japanese art exhibition, titled Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master's Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics , is running in Muscat till July 22 at Omani Society for Arts (OSFA).
Organised by the Embassy of Japan in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, and supported by OSFA, the exhibition traces the evolution of manga by connecting the historical works of 19th century Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai to modern manga. The exhibition, which arrived in Oman from Jordan, will later travel to Armenia.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on Wednesday, H E Kiyoshi Serizawa, Ambassador of Japan to Oman, said the event aims to foster dialogue and cultural exchange between the two nations. He referenced the recent visit of H H Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, to Japan in April, when he visited the pavilion of Oman at Expo 2025 Osaka and met Emperor Naruhito.
Serizawa noted the growing interest in manga among Omanis, calling it a 'powerful bridge between nations and a vibrant medium of cultural expression'.
The exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of H E Khalid Hashil al Muslahi, Undersecretary for Administrative and Financial Affairs at Foreign Ministry.
Historically, the term manga referred to a broad collection of drawings. Today, it denotes Japanese comics and animation widely recognised across the globe. The exhibition features reinterpretations of Hokusai's work by several contemporary manga artists, including Ichikawa Haruko, Igarashi Daisuke, Kyō Machiko, Nishijima Daisuke, Okadaya Tetuzoh, Shiriagari Kotobuki and Yokoyama Yūichi.
