Past Lectures
TNM curators and Guest speakers from various fields present lectures for your further understanding of exhibitions or projects at TNM.
Lectures are held in Japanese only unless otherwise indicated.
2017
The Beauty and Soul of Cherry Blossom Paintings
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumApril 8, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Momoyama Ceramics: Japanese-style Tea Bowls from the Late 16th Century
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumApril 15, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Charm of Chanoyu: Ceramics of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and China
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMay 13, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Family Gallery "So Many Roosters and Birds in One Place!"
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMay 27, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The World of the Bible Revealed through Archaeology
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJune 10, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Ritual Stone Implements of the Kofun Period
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJuly 29, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
A Journey through Time in the Land of the Buddha
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumAugust 5, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Biography of Prince Shotoku and the Horyuji Treasures
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumAugust 12, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Three-colored Glaze Sancai Ceramics of Tang China
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumSeptember 30, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Kohfukuji and Unkei: Particularly on the Statues at the Hokuendo (North Octagonal Hall)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumOctober 1, 2017 (Sun) 13:30 - 15:00
Japanese Armor
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumOctober 21, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Yamato-e Paintings of the Muromachi Period
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumNovember 4, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Birth of Art History Studies in Japan
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumNovember 17, 2017 (Fri) - November 18, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 17:00
The Food Culture of Edo
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumDecember 9, 2017 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Latest Report on the Full Restoration of Kannon-do Hall, Ninnaji
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJanuary 19, 2018 (Fri) 13:30 - 15:30
Looking at Ceramics and Tea Ceremony Utensils with their Accompaniments
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJanuary 20, 2018 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Wu Changshuo and his Time
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumFebruary 3, 2018 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Ninnaji Temple and the Omuro Branch of Buddhism
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumFebruary 10, 2018 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Ninnaji Temple and Buddhist Sculptures of the Omuro Branch of Buddhism
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumFebruary 17, 2018 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Experience Japanese Culture: How to Wear a 12-layer Robe
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumFebruary 23, 2018 (Fri) 14:00 and 18:00 (the auditorium will open 30 minutes early; each demonstration is one hour long and features the same content)
Experience Japanese Culture: The Noh Play Arashiyama at the Tokyo National Museum
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMarch 30, 2018 (Fri) 18:40 (the auditorium will open 30 minutes early; approximately one hour long)
Kuroda Seiki and Western-style Painting of the Meiji Era: From the Viewpoint of East Asian Fine Art
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMarch 31, 2018 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00