Past Gallery Talks
Curator take you to exhibits and present gallery talks.
Lectures are in Japanese only.
2016
Cherry Blossom Designs Found in Daily Life in Japan [Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk]
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomApril 6, 2016 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
Conservation and Restoration: First-hand Reports on the Restoration of Paintings
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1April 12, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Appreciating "Goddess of the Jomon Period" in a New Light
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T4April 15, 2016 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Restoration of Decorative Art and Archaeological Objects
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1April 19, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Evolution of Seal and Clerical Scripts
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8April 26, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Introduction to the Charm of Gilt-bronze Buddhist Statues
The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures-Room 2May 13, 2016 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Reproduced Statue: Standing Sho-kannon Bosatsu (Arya Avalokitesvara)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 1May 17, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Works with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration in the TNM Collection
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 14May 31, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Clay Tablets with Sutra Inscriptions Excavated from Sutra Mounds
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological GalleryJune 7, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Interactions between Japan and Italy in Connection with the Portrait of Ito Mancio
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomJune 28, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Medieval Japanese Painting and Su Shi
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomJuly 5, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Kaibozuka-tumulus Style Sue Stoneware
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological GalleryJuly 26, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Metalware Excavated from the Kaibozuka Tumulus
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological GalleryAugust 9, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Tomb Guardian Animals of China: From the Western Jin to the Tang
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterAugust 23, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Three Master Calligraphers and the Reverence of Fujiwara no Kozei
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1August 30, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Stone Tools of the Jomon Period
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological GallerySeptember 6, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Looking Up Art Information
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomOctober 18, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
New Depictions of Samantabhadra in Medieval Japanese Art
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomOctober 25, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Eight Sceneries of Xiao and Xiang by Hasegawa Tohaku
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 7November 1, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Wayang Puppet Theater of Indonesia
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 13November 15, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Your First Time at Tokyo National Museum
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomNovember 18, 2016 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Depictions of the Immortal Poets: Their Origins and Popularity
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomNovember 22, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Lives on the Southern Islands
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition RoomDecember 6, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Cultures Associated with Tumuli in the Eastern Area of the Chugoku Region
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological GalleryDecember 13, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Surveys on Cultural Properties during the Decades from 1887
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 15December 20, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Buddhist Ritual Canopies Made of Ancient Textiles
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterJanuary 17, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Dong Qichang and Artworks of the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasty
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8January 24, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Ceramic Shards: Celadons from China's Tang and Song Dynasties
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 5January 27, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Introduction to Volunteer Activities at TNM
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomJanuary 31, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Faith Surrounding the Seated Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu (Cintamanicakra)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11February 14, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Splendor of Gold and Silver: Must-see Treasures from Horyuji Temple
The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures-Room 1February 17, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
The Angel That Traveled to the East
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterFebruary 28, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Charm of Natural History Albums
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 15March 7, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Guides to Artworks Featuring Cherry Blossoms
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMarch 22, 2017 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
Thematic Exhibition: Conservation and Restoration of the Tokyo National Museum Collection
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition RoomMarch 24, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Conservation and Restoration: First-hand Reports on the Restoration of Paintings
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition RoomMarch 28, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Cherry Blossoms Depicted on Folding Screens
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 7March 29, 2017 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
Guides to Artworks Featuring Cherry Blossoms
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMarch 31, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00