Exhibit theme:
「SWISS CULTURE BY JAPANESE WESTERN CALLIGRAPHERS」
日本人西欧カリグラファーによるスイス文化の紹介
Place： at the Japan Information and Cultural Center, Bern, Switzerland
Opening ceremony：Friday, April 22nd, 2016 at18:00 p.m.
Sponsors / Supporters：Japan Foundation
Embassy of Switzerland in Japan
Embassy of Japan in Switzerland
Benefactors：Pak JapanTrading Co., Ltd.
Fondation Sakae Stünzi/Stiftung Sakae Stünzi
The MG School of Latin Calligraphy
The Japan Information and Cultural Center in Bern
At 6 p.m. the Opening Ceremony started with more than 100 attendants
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Opening speech by Mr. Masaki Shiga Ambassador of Japan ad interim |
Message from the President, Muriel Gaggini
Message from our event benefactor Pak Japan Trading Co., Ltd.
read by MG School Chairman
Mr. Nobuaki Tanaka
Greeting by Mr. Christoph Saxer
Representative of Fondation Sakae-Stuenzi, event benefactor
Award of a Certificate of Appreciation to M. Gaggini
Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to 3 of the best artists present at this event（from lef: Mrs. Hoshino, Mrs. Rinoie and Ms. Nagashima)
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Ms. Yasco Nagashima with a guest in front of her work in the Romansch language |
With Ambassador Shiga |
Mrs. Fumiko Hoshino (left) in front of her work on the history of the coat of arms of Bern |
Toast by H.E. Paul Fivat, former Ambassador of Switzerland
to Japan
View of the exhibit rooms
Mrs. Yuko Rinoie talking in front of her work
From left: Mr. Saxer, Amb. Shiga and his wife and M. Gaggini
From left: Former Ambassadors of Switzerland Mr. Fivat (to Japan) ,
Mr. and Mrs. Furthmuelle (to the UK) and
MG School Chairman N. Tanaka
M. Gaggini with 2 representatives of
QUATERNIO VERLAG LUZERN
Mrs Sonja Portman and Mr Arne Domrös
With family members
The event was a big success! Thank you everyone.