New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum

Open from January 2 !

Celebrating the New Year 2013, the Tokyo National Museum will open from January 2. The New Year exhibition will feature the year's zodiac sign Snake, and the museum will host various family events.

At Honkan (Japanese Gallery), there will be a Feature Exhibition of the New Year - Snakes and Serpents from January 2, 2013.
Family events will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of January, including Shishimai dance performances, Taiko (Japanese drum) performances, and Daikagura of Edo Traditional vaudeville entertainment.
Visit the Tokyo National Museum and experience the Japanese New Year's celebration!

 

Opening Ceremony of the Toyokan (Asian Gallery)

January 2

9:45

Outdoor In front of the Toyokan

 

New Year's Celebration Events

Taiko - Japanese drumming performance	Shishimai - Lion-dance performance	Ikebana
Deities in Asia -Dancing Performance of celebration and welcome	Daikagura of Edo - Traditional vaudeville entertainment	Mini Concert

 

January 2	10:10	Main Gate-In front of The Toyokan	Deities in Asia -Dancing Performance of celebration and welcome
	10:30	Main Gate-Entrance area	Taiko - Japanese drumming performance
	10:15	Main Gate-In front of The Honkan	Daikagura of Edo - Traditional vaudeville entertainment
	12:00	Main Gate-In front of The Honkan	Shishimai - Lion-dance performance
	12:40	Main Gate-In front of The Honkan	Deities in Asia -Dancing Performance of celebration and welcome
	13:15	Main Gate-Entrance area	Taiko - Japanese drumming performance
	14:00	Main Gate-In front of The Honkan	Daikagura of Edo - Traditional vaudeville entertainment
	14:45	Main Gate	Shishimai - Lion-dance performance

 

January 3	10:30	Main Gate-Entrance area	Taiko - Japanese drumming performance
	11:15	Heiseikan Lounge	Mini Concert
	12:00	In front of Honkan	Shishimai - Lion-dance performance
	13:00	Entrance area	Taiko - Japanese drumming performance
	13:45	Heiseikan Lounge	Mini Concert
	14:30	In front of Honkan	Shishimai - Lion-dance performance

 

January 2 - January 14

Premises-Main gate, Honkan

Ikebana Flower Arrangements

 

Visit the snakes in the galleries and enjoy the worksheet

 

January 2 and January 3

11:00 - 16:00

Room 20, Honkan

 

Special New-year Exhibition
	Features selected masterpieces from our collection to celebrate the new year.   Pine Trees, By Hasegawa Tohaku, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (National Treasure)
140th Anniversary Thematic Exhibitions: New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: Snakes and Serpents
	In the Chinese zodiac, 2013 is the Year of the Snake. This exhibition features selected artworks and objects from the museum collection on the theme of snakes.   Snake, Jizai articulated figure, By Muneyoshi, Showa era, 20th century

 

For more information about other events, please see "Related Events" below.

 

New-year Gifts

New-year Gifts from the Museum Shop	January 2 and January 3	Receive a raffle draw with purchases of 2,000 yen and over
	January 2 - January 6	New Year Sale
TNM&TOPPAN Museum Theater	January 2 and January 3	New-year gifts presented
New-year Service from Restaurant	January 2 and January 3	Fruit jelly service for the first 150 visitors of Hotel Okura Yurinoki Himalayan rock salt halite for the first 150 visitors of Garden Terrace
Event in collaboration with Kan’eiji Temple	January 2 and January 3 10:00 - 15:00	Special opening of the Konpon-chudo Hall of Kan’eiji Features oil-painted portraits of the Tokugawa shoguns

 

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1. Special New-year Exhibition
Honkan
January 2, 2013 (Wed) - January 14, 2013 (Mon)


2. 140th Anniversary Thematic Exhibitions: New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: Snakes and Serpents
Honkan-Room T1 & T2
January 2, 2013 (Wed) - January 27, 2013 (Sun)


3. Reopening of the Toyokan (Asian Gallery)
Toyokan-　
January 2, 2013 (Wed) - March 31, 2013 (Sun)

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1. New Year's Celebration Events: Yugei of Edo - Traditional vaudeville entertainment
outdoor-In front of Honkan
January 2, 2013 (Wed) 11:15, 14：00


2. New Year's Celebration Events: Deities in Asia -Dancing Performance of celebration and welcome
Honkan-B1 Education Room
January 2, 2013 (Wed) 10:10 (In front of Toyokan), 12:40 (In front of Honkan)


3. New Year's Celebration Events: Taiko - Japanese drumming performance
outdoor-Entrance area
January 2, 2013 (Wed) - January 3, 2013 (Thu) January 2: 10:30, 13:15,　January 3: 10:30, 13:00


4. New Year's Celebration Events: Shishimai - Lion-dance performance
outdoor-In front of Honkan
January 2, 2013 (Wed) - January 3, 2013 (Thu) January 2: 12:00, 14:45,　January 3: 12:00, 14:30


5. New Year's Celebration Events: Mini Concert
Heiseikan-Lounge
January 3, 2013 (Thu) 11:15, 13:45


6. Visit the snakes in the galleries and enjoy the worksheet
Honkan-Room 20
January 2, 2013 (Wed) - January 3, 2013 (Thu) 11:00 - 16:00


7. New Year's Celebration Events: Ikebana Flower Arrangements
Premises-Main gate, Honkan
January 2, 2013 (Wed) - January 14, 2013 (Mon)