Kiyoshi Shidara, of the Japan Australia New Zealand Society, with one of the 19 traditional Japanese Noh Gaku masks the society has donated to the Otago Museum.
The carved masks are used in traditional Japanese theatre and Mr Shidara, a Noh mask carver, will talk about the traditional art form at a talk on Sunday at the Barclay Theatre from 3.30pm.
The masks will be displayed at the museum by the end of the month.
