{"title": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$20 Early Bird (first 100 tickets), $30 General Admission, plus NY sales tax (8.875%), valid for bot", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["society/death"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death is a two-day festival at RESOBOX that brings together artists, thinkers, and makers from Japan and New York to explore life through the lens of death. It opens with a live encoffining ceremony by the nōkanshi Koki Kimura, who with his father served as technical advisor on the Academy Award–winning film Departures, alongside a calligraphy performance by Taisan Tanaka. Visitors can see an art exhibition by more than 20 Japanese artists and craftspeople, attend talks with a Zen teacher, a death doula, and a death-literacy researcher, try a coffin experience and write their own epitaph, and browse a marketplace of Japanese crafts, urns, and keepsakes. No knowledge of Japanese is needed and all are welcome, whatever their beliefs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-the-art-of-japanese-life-and-death-55326/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/355990fa568d46df2b8aaebf4277de9b3ace42282b135df4b2bd6b5208a2fd53-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Memento Mori in NYC After Party: A Night to Celebrate Life", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person · food and drinks included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "occasion"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC After Party: A Night to Celebrate Life is an evening that closes the two-day Memento Mori in NYC experience with a celebration of life. Japanese chef Daisuke Yamada, with over 25 years of experience in Japanese cuisine, has created an exclusive menu for the night, with Japanese food and drinks including Dassai BLUE, shochu, craft beer, and matcha. Koki Kimura, a professional nōkanshi (Japanese encoffinment ritual specialist), performs a special funeral ritual, and guests can also try the Coffin Experience. Speakers, performers, artists, and exhibitors from Memento Mori in NYC join the evening to reconnect, exchange ideas, and reflect on the past two days.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party-a-night-to-celebrate-life-55329/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9f91184246d9b41757a8a87a0e079e4d4266bc1fae630abc5615b9b908ee58f4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Iei: A Portrait of the Life You Are Living", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$180 hair & makeup + portrait (30 min); $50 portrait only (about 10 min); two-day festival admission", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "180.00", "tickets_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-iei-portrait-session", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/photography/portrait-photography"], "description": "Iei: A Portrait of the Life You Are Living is a portrait session where you can be photographed for your own iei, the portrait placed at a Japanese funeral, while you are still alive. It is part of the Memento Mori in NYC event at Resobox and is led by New York photographer Tokio Kuniyoshi with hair and makeup artist Michael. In Japan more and more people are choosing their own funeral portrait themselves, and the session is less about preparing for death than about honoring the person you are today. Photos are retouched and delivered as digital files on the spot, with hair and makeup or portrait-only options.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/iei-a-portrait-of-the-life-you-are-living-55325/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-iei-portrait-session/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/600a7a691778b6c7249c987caadd9b73fecddb4aeb60970da6a0481797cd0f56-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mizuhiki: Japanese Decorative Knots – Memento Mori Jewelry", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T18:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$50 / person", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/JWILNAB2M6TFRMNUT3ZINCCA", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/paper-crafts"], "description": "Mizuhiki: Japanese Decorative Knots – Memento Mori Jewelry is a hands-on workshop where you make your own accessory from mizuhiki, fine cords of twisted washi paper tied into decorative knots. It is led by Satoi Adams, a mizuhiki instructor who has taught in Boston, New York, and Tokyo since 2018. She guides participants through the basic knots and their meanings, which in Japan mark life's turning points and appear on condolence envelopes at funerals, where unbreakable knots carry the wish that such sorrow never be repeated. No experience is necessary, all materials are included, and the session is limited to 12 participants as part of the festival Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mizuhiki-japanese-decorative-knots-memento-mori-jewelry-55327/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-mizuhiki-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2eeaf0d61ff75369b358c9d6ff66955d6a99e1b7998c2da2b0526b912aeba0a3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mindfulness in the Galleries", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "The Noguchi Museum", "address": "33rd Road 9-01, 11106 Long Island City", "price": "$16 general / Free for members, Cool Culture, SNAP/EBT", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://noguchieducation.wufoo.com/forms/x1w43st41qkh8om/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/sculpture", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Mindfulness in the Galleries is a session of meditation and mindfulness held in the museum's galleries before it opens to the public. It is offered by The Noguchi Museum as a series meant to give a pause that brings participants back to themselves. Each session includes guided meditation, reflection, and conversation inspired by Isamu Noguchi's artwork. No prior experience with mindfulness or meditation is needed, all materials are provided, and advance registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mindfulness-in-the-galleries-56809/", "official_url": "https://www.noguchi.org/museum/calendar/event/2026-10-31-1000-mindfulness-in-the-galleries/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c8c62d619ea20102de95f87dc6bd44ee049c12597d16a1b9d682bc7f8a64d7bd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Day of the Dead 2026", "start": "2026-11-01T16:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Museum of the Moving Image", "address": "35th Avenue, 11106 Astoria", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/day-of-the-dead"], "description": "Day of the Dead 2026 is a free family celebration of Día de Muertos at the museum, held in its Kaufman Courtyard as part of the Open Worlds 2026 series. It is co-presented by the Mexican Cultural Institute and features Aztec Mexica dance, music from the Indigenous dance troupe Yayauhki Tezcatlipoka and the Mexican Folkloric Ballet of New York, digital media activities for kids and families, a free face-painting session inspired by historical Día de Muertos characters, and a public altar (ofrenda) presented by the artist and historian Rosa Ruíz and Catrinamía.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/day-of-the-dead-2026-54066/", "official_url": "https://movingimage.org/event/day-of-the-dead-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7213e22e4b31a0ca6efb662ef0d1d3ea9d4bc72437e70f8b1378653b1c4f4924-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family Time Día de Muertos 2026", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Bronx Museum of the Arts", "address": "Grand Concourse 1040, 10456 Bronx", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bx-museum-dia-de-muertos26.eventbrite.com", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts", "occasion/day-of-the-dead"], "description": "A free, all-ages celebration of Día de Muertos with art-making and storytelling at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. Artist Marco Saavedra leads an activity in which participants contribute to a site-specific, communal altar installation. It is part of the museum's Family Programs, which offer free, hands-on art experiences for all ages, including young children and their caregivers. Drop-ins are welcome and RSVP is optional.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/family-time-dia-de-muertos-2026-51513/", "official_url": "https://bronxmuseum.org/event/dia-de-muertos26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8a57bad638f63211b10cd9cc32476f2b5609c47835bbd9ae4dae03336d3b40d5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Gallery Opening Reception: The New York Town Musicians by Hikaru Yamamoto", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "An opening reception for a new gallery show at Kato Sake Works. 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The event is hosted by The Noguchi Museum and admission is free all day for Free First Friday; no advance registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/gallery-kit-56813/", "official_url": "https://www.noguchi.org/museum/calendar/event/2026-11-06-1430-gallery-kit/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b6db5c02662028fc8948a82c1e9997a06064117189a2aa14a83cf1c9eeec60e7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kimekomi: Japanese Traditional Doll-Making – Frog, Owl & More", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/3V3B2U5RS6PYNSGUFMB4TSZG", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Kimekomi: Japanese Traditional Doll-Making – Frog, Owl & More is a hands-on workshop at RESOBOX where participants make traditional Japanese dolls with all materials included and no experience necessary. For the November 7th class, students can choose among the Frog, Owl, Jizo, Daruma, and Goldfish designs, and take home their finished artwork. The workshop is open to everyone, inviting you to relax, enjoy a creative moment, and bring a little piece of Japanese art into your home. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kimekomi-japanese-traditional-doll-making-frog-owl-more-55330/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kimekomi-japanese-traditional-doll-making-frog-owl-more-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2ece153e5a3a332666e724220ea09dbae1ebc343573f4ab3c9fc8dc8551c98df-2000.webp"}]}