During Tanabata, children record their wishes on decorations during the festival.
Admire the Kimbell's Asian collection and learn more about Japanese traditions on July 28 as the Fort Worth art museum's seven-month celebration of Tanabata.
Tanabata can be literally translated as "evening of the seventh." In Japanese tradition, it signifies the reunion of Orihime and Hikoboshi, which, according to legend, could only see one another on the seventh day of the seventh month.
It is also called "The Festival of Wishes," and to celebrate that aspect of Tanabata, the Kimbell will have activities in which children can decorate Japanese-inspired boxes, sculpt clay Haniwa figures, and mark paper decorations with their wishes big and small.
Other activities include children's films, family tours, and performances from storyteller Bernadette Nason. Things kick off at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m.
Kimbell Art Museum hours: Tuesday–Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.;
Friday, noon–8 p.m.; Sunday, noon–5 p.m.; closed Monday.
For general information, call 817-332-8451. Website: www.kimbellart.org.
Address: 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107
Admission to the Museum's permanent collection is always free.