WINTER AT WAM
Musical Performance: Scandinavian Athletic Club’s Musicians and Chorus
Sunday, December 21, 2025
2–3 pm
Free with Museum admission
Renaissance Court
Celebrate the winter solstice with an inspiring afternoon of art and music at the Worcester Art Museum. On the shortest day of the year, we welcome the musicians and chorus of the Scandinavian Athletic Club as they fill our galleries with the evocative sounds of Nordic winter songs.
This event is part of Winter at WAM. November 26, 2025–January 4, 2026, welcome winter and the holidays with new art, musical performances, and events all
Create a Kamishibai Theater
Sunday, December 28, 2025
12:30–1:45 pm
Free with Museum admission
Studio 3411, Higgins Education Wing
Kamishibai is a form of Japanese street theater, where illustrated boards are placed in a cabinet or stage-like creation to tell stories. Join us in the studios to create your own miniature kamishibai theater and explore how these stories come to life in this hands-on, family-friendly activity for all ages.
Then, join us in the Conference Room at 2 pm for a lively, interactive kamishibai performance, as Shunsuke Yamaguchi tells the stories of Princess Kaguya and Hana Saka Jisan. Learn more.
This event is part of Winter at WAM. November 26, 2025–January 4, 2026, welcome winter and the holidays with new art, musical performances, and events all throughout the season!
Performance: Shunsuke Yamaguchi, The Kamishibai Man
Sunday, December 28, 2025
2–3 pm
Free with Museum admission
Conference Room, Higgins Education Wing
Join us for Japanese folk tales of nature and transformation illustrated though kamishibai, a form of Japanese street theater that was popular from the 1930s through the post-war period. The stories were told by a kamishibaiya (“kamishibai narrator”) who travelled to street corners with sets of illustrated boards that were placed in a cabinet or stage-like creation. Shunsuke Yamaguchi will tell the stories of Princess Kaguya and Hana Saka Jisan, and answer audience questions during a lively, interactive performance for all ages.
Before the performance, visit Studio 3411 from 12:30 to 1:45 pm for a hands-on family activity where children can make their own miniature kamishibai theater and explore how these traditional Japanese tales come to life behind the scenes. Learn more.
This event is part of Winter at WAM. November 26, 2025–January 4, 2026, welcome winter and the holidays with new art, musical performances, and events all throughout the season!