The chair of Docomomo International, Professor Ana Tostões, participated as Keynote Speaker in the symposium “The Modern Architecture and Design Lecture”, that took place at the Wakita Museum of Art, in Karuizawa, this past October 20th.

The symposium is the resulting project organized by Wakita Museum of Art, and cooperated by Karuizawa-town, Education Board Karuizawa, and Karuizawa-town Tourist Association, affiliated organization, and related members in Karuizawa.

Previously Wakita Art Museum has hosted symposiums on Alvar Aalto / Preservation and activity about the buildings and houses in Finland (2016), and on Louis Kahn / Preservation and activity about the buildings and houses in the US (2017).

To know more about this year´s program, please visit: Website