'Tale of Genji' Exhibit at MOMA
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA) is hosting an exhibit of over 120 pieces of art inspired by “The Tale of Genji” - considered the first novel every written:
“The epic tale written by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady-in-waiting in the early 11th-century Imperial court, depicts the romantic life of a son of an emperor, and is generally considered to be the world’s first novel.”
Be sure to check it out if you’re in NYC from now until June 16, 2019.










