English
Ikebana International (I.I.) is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. When the late Ellen Gordon Allen founded the organization in 1956, her dream was to create an organization uniting the peoples of the world through their mutual love of nature and enjoyment of ikebana. That dream has now spread to 40 countries/areas, with many chapters with the motto of Ellen Gordon Allen ”Friendship through Flowers”. Read about the different ikebana schools here.
Dansk
Ikebana International (I.I.) er en kulturel organisation, hvis formål er at videregive og stimulere studiet af Ikebana, den japanske blomsterkunst. Den blev grundlagt i 1956 af Ellen Gordon Allen, hvis drøm det var at starte en organisation, der kunne forene folk rundt om i verden gennem deres fælles interesse for naturen og glæden ved at udøve kunsten Ikebana. Denne drøm har nu i 2024 spredt sig til 40 lande med mange chapters (afdelinger), hvor stifterens motto ”Friendship Through Flowers” realiseres. Læs om de forskellige ikebana skoler her.
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