There will be a joint opening reception for two new exhibitions at Beinecke Library: Textured Stories: The Chirimen Books of Modern Japan and Unfolding Events: Exploring Past and Present in Artists’ Books.

Textured Stories is a display of chirimen-bon—a type of Japanese illustrated crepe-paper book produced between the 1880s and the 1950s. Their topics range from fairy tales, folklore, holidays, festivals, performing arts, to scenes from everyday life. This exhibition introduces their history, the stories they tell, and the novel forms of international collaboration. On view at Beinecke Library through May 3.

Unfolding Events includes artists’ books, produced with unconventional materials and processes, exploring past and present and revealing the power of the book to share experiences, challenge assumed truths, and envision new futures. These innovative works of art include a variety of surprising elements and formats: embroidered fabric pages, landscape photography, maps, letters, and elaborate folding and foldouts. On view at Beinecke Library through March 1.