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.
2014
Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "Cherry Blossom in Folding Screens"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 7April 2, 2014 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
The Boys' Festival (Children's Day on May 5): Armor and Helmets
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumApril 5, 2014 (Sat)
Noted Tanto Sword: Okayama Toshiro (Presumed)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 13April 8, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "Buddhist Statues Created with Cherry Trees"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11April 9, 2014 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
Refurbished Exhibition Room 18 (Modern Art: Painting and Sculpture)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 18April 15, 2014 (Tue) 11:15 - 11:45
Highlights of Refurbished Exhibition Room 17
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 17April 15, 2014 (Tue) 13:30 - 14:00
Grand Renewal of the Honkan (Japanese Gallery) and Opening of the Main Gate Plaza
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterApril 15, 2014 (Tue) 14:30 - 15:00
Bears and People: Analyzing Bear-themed Works in the TNM Collection
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition RoomMay 13, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
TNM's New Acquisitions in the Fiscal Year 2013
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T2May 20, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Ainu and Ryukyu Cultures: Related Works Exhibited at the Imperial Household Museum
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMay 24, 2014 (Sat)
Three Types of Earthenware from Silla
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 10May 27, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Takao Mandala: Esoteric Buddhism visualized in Gold and Silver
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJune 7, 2014 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Historical Periods in Japan revealed by Archaeological Objects
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeology GalleryJune 10, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Jivamjivaka: Mythical Bird with Two Human Heads
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterJune 17, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Jomon Pottery that Crossed the Sea
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterJune 24, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Pomegranate Jade in the Collection of TNM
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterJuly 1, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Fascinating Kamakura-period Sculpture
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11July 8, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Wayang: Traditional Indonesian Puppet Theater
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 13July 15, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Map of Japan created by Ino Tadataka
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJuly 19, 2014 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Cooling Off by Pastoral Painter Kusumi Morikage
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 2July 25, 2014 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Kyozuka (Sutra Mounds) as Time Capsules
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeology GalleryJuly 29, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Beautiful Scenery at Kasuga, Nara
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterAugust 1, 2014 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Bingata (Stencil dyeing of Ryukyu)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterAugust 5, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Lecture Series: National Treasures
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumAugust 8, 2014 (Fri) - August 10, 2014 (Sun) 13:00 - 16:15
The Story of Imaginary Tour through the Xiaoxiang Region, China by Li
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 2August 12, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Homework for Summer Vacation: My Project on Buddhist Statues
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumAugust 23, 2014 (Sat)
Zhao Zhiqian's Artworks and the Stele Inscriptions of Northern Wei Dynasty
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8August 26, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Revived Beauty of Asuka and Nara Period Textiles
The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures-Room 6September 2, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Diverse Patterns on the Textiles from the Horyuji Treasures
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomSeptember 5, 2014 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Ceramic Shards Collected by Yonaiyama and Beishoku (Yellowish-brown) Celadons/Chinese Celadons from Official Kilns and the Yokogawa Collection
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumSeptember 6, 2014 (Sat)
Screen Painting Landscape by Matsumura Goshun
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 7September 9, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Zhao Zhiqian's Artworks and the Stele Inscriptions of Northern Wei Dynasty
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumSeptember 14, 2014 (Sun)
Cultural Exchange between the East and the West through Lacquer Art
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 14September 30, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Indian Miniature Paintings
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterOctober 7, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Chinese Bronze Ware: A Journey Spanning 4,000 Years
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumOctober 11, 2014 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Forms, Development, and Spread of Haniwa Clay Tomb Figures of Western Japan
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeology GalleryOctober 21, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke and Chinese Ceramics
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 5October 28, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Cylindrical and Figurative Haniwa Clay Tomb Figures
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterNovember 7, 2014 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Vessels of the Jomon Period
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumNovember 8, 2014 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Artifacts Excavated from a Bronze Age Tomb in Syria
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 3November 11, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Karamono (Imported Chinese artworks)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T2November 18, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Ancient Cultural History of Japan and Landscapes of the 7th Century as Seen in Earthen Coffin Reliefs
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeology GalleryNovember 21, 2014 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Landscape (National Treasure), by Sesshu
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomNovember 28, 2014 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy (Thematic Exhibition): Appreciating Paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8December 2, 2014 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Analyzing Horyuji Temple's Space and Artworks with Reference to Prince Shotoku
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumDecember 6, 2014 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Folding Screen Pine Trees
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomJanuary 6, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: A Journey in Search of Sheep and Auspicious Designs
January 10, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Classical Calligraphy of the Sesonji Clan
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 3January 20, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Reports from Disaster-affected Areas in the Tohoku Region
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-January 31, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:30
Horses of Silla with a Flag Fluttering in the Wind
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 10February 3, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Gusoku Type Armor with European-style Cuirass (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 5February 10, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Folding Screen Cypress Trees (National Treasure) by Kano Eitoku and his Pupils
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomFebruary 17, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Restoration of the Folding Screen Cypress Trees (National Treasure)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomFebruary 17, 2015 (Tue) 14:30 - 15:00
The Folding Screen Cypress Trees (National Treasure) after its Restoration
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo-Seminar RoomFebruary 21, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
First-hand Reports on the Restoration of Paintings and Calligraphic Works
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1February 24, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Preventative Conservation and Restorative Conservation
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 17March 3, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Aizen Myo'o (Ragaraja): Before and After its Restoration
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11March 10, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
In Search of Conservation Methods
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo-Seminar RoomMarch 14, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Painting and Calligraphy of China's Cultural City, Nanjing
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8March 17, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "Cherry Blossoms Depicted in Folding Screens"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 7March 18, 2015 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
Exhibition and Lighting Design of the Kuroda Memorial Hall
Kuroda Memorial Hall-March 24, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "Cherry Blossoms Portrayed on Kimono"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMarch 25, 2015 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "The Folding Screen Merrymaking Under Blossom Trees (National Treasure)"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMarch 31, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30