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NATIONAL TREASURE: FROLICKING ANIMALS

Heiseikan Special Exhibition Galleries April 13, 2021 (Tue)-May 30, 2021 (Sun)

The National Treasure "Frolicking Animals" is one of the most famous works in the history of Japanese painting. It depicts the activities of anthropomorphized animals and people in energetic monochrome ink lines.

Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Tokyo National Museum

March 16, 2021 (Tue)-April 11, 2021 (Sun)

The annual event Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Tokyo National Museum features famous works of art celebrating cherry blossoms. Make the most of springtime in Japan at the Tokyo National Museum!

The Imperial Court and the Zhe School: Painting and Calligraphy of the Ming Dynasty

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8 March 2, 2021 (Tue)-April 11, 2021 (Sun)

This exhibition introduces paintings of the Ming dynasty court and the Zhe school, together with related works of calligraphy.

Conservation and Restoration of the Tokyo National Museum Collection

Heiseikan Thematic Exhibition Room March 23, 2021 (Tue)-April 18, 2021 (Sun)

This exhibition features recently restored objects in order to share the Museum’s conservation activities with the public.

Frolicking Animals: Behind the Scenes

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms T1, T2 and 14 March 23, 2021 (Tue)-June 6, 2021 (Sun)

The Museum is holding a special exhibition entitled National Treasure: Frolicking Animals, in which all four original scrolls are on display. This smaller, thematic exhibition is meant to complement that exhibition.

VR program “Folding Screens of Scenes in and around Kyoto, Funaki version”

TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater January 20, 2021 (Wed)-April 11, 2021 (Sun)

See the culture and life of the old capital like never before! Even art experts are amazed at the vivid details, many of them visible here for the first time.