2024 - Highlights
Bringing the Collection Online
The Museo del Origami is taking a major step toward making its collection accessible worldwide with the launch of a comprehensive digitisation project. This initiative spans everything from artworks to books and archival materials, allowing people everywhere to browse the collection, view photos, and access detailed records—just like in leading museums around the globe. The project replaces outdated Excel spreadsheets with a proper, museum-grade cataloguing system. Each item is now assigned an accession number, the universal method museums use to organise their collections. We're using the Catalogit platform, and although it's still in the early stages, you can already get a preview here: https://hub.catalogit.app/16348/folder.
Expanding Our Space
We’re actively seeking a dedicated space to host more origami workshops. Over the years, the museum’s library and archive have grown significantly, and we need room to properly organise them. A larger space will also allow us to bring in more instructors and offer additional activities for the community.
New Additions to the Collection
This year, we welcomed new works from Cekouat León Peralta (Mexico) and Fabio Correa (Colombia), both of whom visited the museum in person. Perla Myers, from San Diego, made a special trip to deliver pieces from Arnold Tubis’ collection, including letters, documents, and a stunning set of bookmarks created by the late Toshi Takahama.We also received a fascinating donation from Michio Valian, the nephew of Roy Iwaki. Along with Iwaki’s works, he contributed stencils and documents that shed light on the creative process behind Iwaki’s iconic curved-folding masks.