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Past Public Programs

Lectures on topics related to the exhibits and explanations of displays by our curators, events, guided tours led by museum volunteers, workshops and other activities are offered as a way to enhance the museum experience. Some programs require advance registration.

This page will show results when programs are available in English.

Please note that most of our programs and events are available in Japanese only. Please refer to the Japanese page for details.
 

 

2012

Cherry Blossom in Ceramic Vessels

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
April 4, 2012 (Wed) 15:00 - 15:30  
   

Guide to the National Treasure Merrymaking under Blossom Trees

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
April 4, 2012 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Cherry Blossom in Sword Fittings

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 5
April 11, 2012 (Wed) 15:00 - 15:30  
   

Guide to the National Treasure Merrymaking under Blossom Trees

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
April 11, 2012 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Tokyo National Museum’s 140th Anniversary"Tokyo National Museum's Mummy"

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
April 14, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Sketches of Kosode and Furisode Garments: Records of the Special Exhibition of 1911

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1
April 17, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Eccentric Talent of Soga Shohaku

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
April 21, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Sketches of Flowering Plants by Kano Tan'yu and Sketches of the Edo Period

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
April 24, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Drinking Vessels

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 14
May 8, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Japanese Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
May 12, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Tokyo National Museum’s 140th Anniversary"The Protection of Cultural Properties 140 Years Ago"

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
May 19, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The National Treasure, Celadon Vase with Long Neck

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 14
June 1, 2012 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

140th Anniversary Lectures: Celadon of Asia

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
June 9, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Finding the Appeal of Paintings by Japanese Women

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition Room
June 12, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Art Anatomy: The Study of Human Form

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
July 3, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Thematic Exhibition: Textiles from Horyuji Temple on View for the First Time

The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures-Room 6
July 10, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The National Treasure Ishinpo (Ancient Medical Book)

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 2
July 20, 2012 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Revealing Aoyama San'u

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
July 21, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The Expertise of Living National Treasures

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 19
July 24, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Tokyo National Museum’s 140th Anniversary "The Times of Mori Ogai, Director General of the Imperial Household Museum"

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
July 28, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The World of Animal Haniwa Terracotta Tomb Figurines

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeology Gallery
July 31, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Response to Society and Lifestyle

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
August 3, 2012 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Cheerleaders for Japanese Art: Supporting the Tokyo National Museum

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
August 4, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

A Conversation: Modern Revolution in Chinese Paintings

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
August 5, 2012 (Sun) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The Luster of Esoteric Buddhist Ritual Implements

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 13
August 7, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Rivalry with Western Art Techniques

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
August 10, 2012 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

The Collection of Aoyama San'u

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
August 11, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Response to Tradition

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
August 17, 2012 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

The National Treasure: Pictorial Biographies of the Founders of the Kegon Sect, Volumes about Gangyo

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
August 24, 2012 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Lecture Series: Journey through Asian Art

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
August 24, 2012 (Fri) - August 26, 2012 (Sun) 13:00 - 16:15  
   

Museum Accessibility through "School Programs for the Visually Impaired": The First Step toward a Museum for Everyone

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
September 1, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The Colors of Kamakura Sculptures

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
September 4, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Pre-opening Tour: Journey through the Toyokan(1)

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-
September 15, 2012 (Sat) 11:00 - 12:30  
   

Pre-opening Tour: Journey through the Toyokan(2)

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-
September 15, 2012 (Sat) 14:00 - 15:30  
   

Pre-opening Tour: Journey through the Toyokan(3)

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-
September 19, 2012 (Wed) 11:00 - 12:30  
   

Pre-opening Tour: Journey through the Toyokan(4)

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-
September 19, 2012 (Wed) 14:00 - 15:30  
   

Donated Masterworks in the Tokyo National Museum Collection

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1
September 21, 2012 (Fri)
   

Ogawa Kazumasa: The Sole Artist to the Imperial Household in Photography

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
September 21, 2012 (Fri) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Tea Ceremony Utensils of the Hirota Fukkosai Collection

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 4
September 21, 2012 (Fri) 16:00 - 16:30  
   

North and South in the Chinese Culture of Tea

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
October 12, 2012 (Fri) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Exhibiting Statues at the Tokyo National Museum

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
October 13, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The Mystery of Chinese Civilization

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
October 20, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Calligraphy of Song-dynasty China

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition Room
October 23, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Bronzes of the Yayoi Culture from Izumo: The Mystery of Mass Burying

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
October 27, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Ornamentation of Buddhist Statues

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11
October 30, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Museum in Wartime

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 16
November 6, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Metalwork Art of the Eastern Zhou to Han Dynasty: With a Focus on Techniques of Inlay

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
November 13, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Looking at the National Treasure Maple Viewers

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 2
November 16, 2012 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Tokyo National Museum and Imperial Household Artists

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
November 17, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Western Paintings from Glasgow

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1
November 20, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Emergence of Personal Creative Styles: Calligraphy of the Song Dynasty

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
November 23, 2012 (Fri) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Appreciating the National Treasure Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra)

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
November 27, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Netsuke: The Go Collection

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 20
December 4, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Porcelain Sculptures from Leipzig

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 19
December 11, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Museum's International Exchanges in its Early Stages

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
December 15, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Exchange Loan Program of Archaeological Objects: Bronze Cultures of Northern Kyushu

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 18, 2012 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Yayoi Culture of Northern Kyushu: Focusing on Bronzes of Kiku

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
December 22, 2012 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Introduction to Art on the Theme of Snakes

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
January 5, 2013 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Looking at the National Treasure Pine Trees

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 2
January 8, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Presenting Asian Art in Germany and Canada: Experiences of a Curator and Director in Toronto and Berlin, with a Focus on New Developments in Berlin.

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
January 19, 2013 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The Screen Painting Landscape of Jingoji Temple and Seasonal Paintings of the Kamakura Period

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
January 22, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Enku and the Spiritual Climate of Japan

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
January 26, 2013 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The National Treasure Autumn and Winter Landscapes, by Sesshu Toyo

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
January 29, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Master Calligrapher Wang Zixhi: His Features and the Spread of the Orchid Pavilion Culture

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
February 2, 2013 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Kofun Culture of Southern Kyushu

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition Room
February 5, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Influences on Japan of the Master Calligrapher, Wang Zixhi

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
February 10, 2013 (Sun) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Tea Ceremony Utensils of the Matsunaga Jian Collection

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
February 16, 2013 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Enjoying Masterpieces of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8
February 19, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Kofun Culture of Southern Kyushu: The Establishment of Japan's Ancient State and the Development of Regional Culture in Southern Kyushu

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
February 23, 2013 (Sat) 13:00 - 16:15  
   

Wayang of Indonesia

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 13
February 26, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Faces on Jomon Pottery

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeology Gallery
March 5, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Prayers of Enku and the People of Hida

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
March 9, 2013 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Clinical Conservation at TNM

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
March 12, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Conservation Studios(1)


March 14, 2013 (Thu) 13:30 - 16:10  
   

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Conservation Studios(2)


March 15, 2013 (Fri) 13:30 - 16:10  
   

Obtaining New Information through Restoration

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition Room
March 19, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Architecture of the Tokyo National Museum: 140 Years of Change and the Museum in the Future

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
March 23, 2013 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Restoration and Conservation of Archaeological Objects: Focusing on Pottery and Ironware

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
March 26, 2013 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Tokyo National Museum Collection across the Sea --- Showing Japanese Art in Houston

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
March 26, 2013 (Tue) 15:00 - 16:00  
   

Cherry Blossom on Ceramic Vessels

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
March 27, 2013 (Wed) 11:05 - 11:35  
   

Guide to the National Treasure Merrymaking under Blossom Trees

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
March 27, 2013 (Wed) 10:30 - 11:00  
   

Enjoying Vegetable-made Sweets with the Japanese Seasons

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
March 30, 2013 (Sat) 13:30 - 14:30