Celebrating the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor Shosoin: Essential Treasures of Ancient Japan Passed Down by the Imperial Family
Heiseikan Special Exhibition Galleries October 14, 2019 (Mon)-November 24, 2019 (Sun)
In celebration of the enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor, the Museum will hold a special exhibition featuring culturally significant pieces from the formative Asuka and Nara periods (593–794). Visitors will have the rare opportunity to view the Shosoin Treasures and the Horyuji Treasures together in a single exhibition hall.
Special Thematic Exhibition; Sacred Images of Ancient Japan: Buddhist Sculptures from Four Temples in Nara
Honkan Room 11 June 18, 2019 (Tue)-September 23, 2019 (Mon)
The Four Great Temples of Yamato (now Nara prefecture) are Okadera, Murouji, Hasedera and Abe Monjuin. The Buddhist sculptures displayed here were borrowed from the Four Great Temples. They are not only excellently sculpted images, but a lso provide a fascinat ing gl impse into early developments in the Buddhist culture of the Four Great Temples of Yamato.
Samurai Mania! Explore Japanese Armor at TNM
Honkan Room T2 July 17, 2019 (Wed)-September 23, 2019 (Mon)
This exhibition features actual samurai armor alongside modern reproductions of the armor’s individual components. Visitors will be able to closely examine each part of samurai armor.
Journey through Asia at the Tokyo National Museum: Asia in Love
Toyokan September 10, 2019 (Tue)-October 14, 2019 (Mon)
This year’s theme for Journey through Asia at the Tokyo National Museum is love.For this thematic exhibition, we have selected ancient works from the Mediterranean to East Asia that reveal to us how people there perceived love.
Commemorating 30 Years of Conservation Projects Supported by the Sumitomo Foundation: Special Thematic Exhibition: New Life for Timeless Art
Honkan Room T4 & T5 October 1, 2019 (Tue)-December 1, 2019 (Sun)
An impressive number of Buddhist statues have survived to modern times in Japan. In mountainous and rural regions, traditions venerating Buddhist statues attest to the importance these statues held for local communities. This exhibition will present Buddhist statues that have been cherished and handed down by such communities, including those affected by The Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and The Noto Hanto Earthquake (2007).
