The Aomori Museum of Art (Konno, Yasuda, Aomori City) announced on January 16th its 2023 special exhibition schedule.

The museum has a permanent exhibition of artists with ties to Aomori, centering on Aomori Dog, and four background paintings of the ballet "Aleko" in a 21-meter long, 19-meter high atrium space. Adjacent to the Sannai Maruyama ruins, it is also a popular tourist spot that represents Aomori.

The main exhibitions are "Munakata Shiko Exhibition Making of Munakata" (from July 29th) and "Yoshitomo Nara Solo Exhibition 2023 (provisional name)" (from October 14th) to commemorate the 120th anniversary of his birth. Both are internationally active artists from Aomori, and Nara's solo exhibition will be held at the same museum for the second time.

"Hideaki Anno Exhibition" will be held from April 22nd. Starting with the Tokyo exhibition in October 2021, the exhibition is touring nationwide, and Aomori is the sixth location. The exhibition was announced in a full-page advertisement in the newspaper on New Year's Day, and is currently being promoted through TV commercials.

In September, Aomori-born flamenco dancer Tomoko Kudo will perform a flamenco performance, a classic concert, and about 10 mini-concerts.