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Cultural Exchange Day for Foreign Students

Cultural Exchange Day for Foreign Students
Free Admission for Foreign Students upon Presentation of Your Student ID!

Cultural Exchange Day for Foreign Students 2006

Come and learn more about Japanese Traditional Culture and Art!

The Cultural Exchange Day is designed for students studying in Japan from foreign countries to enjoy and deepen their understanding about Japanese art and culture.
On Saturday, November 11, 2006, foreign students will be admitted free to all regular exhibitions of the Honkan (Japanese Gallery), Toyokan (Asian Gallery), Heiseikan (Japanese Archaeology Gallery), the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures and the Hyokeikan (current student ID required upon entrance) . Our garden will be open to the public on the day for visitors to enjoy autumnal views.
There will be special programs for foreign students, such as lectures, docent tours and tea ceremony experiences (programs are mainly held in Japanese.)
Come and join us for the events and learn more about Japanese culture!

General Information

Date

November 11, 2006, 9:30-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)

Admissions

*	Free admission to our regular exhibitions Honkan(Japanese Gallery), Toyokan(Asian Gallery), Heiseikan(Japanese Archaeology), The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, Hyokeikan
*	Please present your student ID upon entering
*	N.B. Special exhibition "Shaping Faith - Japanese Ichiboku Buddhist Statues" is charged separately.

Special Programs for Foreign Students (in Japanese only)

Introduction of the Museum "Welcome to the Tokyo National Museum"

by Ms.YOSHIDA Chika, Assistant Curator, Education
11:00 - 11:30, 14:00 - 14:30 at the Heiseikan Auditorium (380 seats)

Guided Tours in Japanese

14:00 - 14:30
- Highlight tour of Honkan(Japanese Gallery), meet at the Honkan Entrance Hall
14:30 - 15:00
- Japanese Ceramics, meet at the Honkan Entrance Hall
15:00 - 15:40
- The Horyuji Treasures, meet at The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures Entrance Hall

Japanese Green Tea Service at the teahouse Okyokan in the garden

12:30 - 15:00
meet at the teahouse Okyokan in the garden, served for 250 people in order of arrival.
* Tea ceremonies will be performed in Okyokan at 13:00,14:00 and 15:00.

Japanese Traditional Music Concert by Students of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

13:00 - 13:30, 15:00 - 15:30 at Honkan
*Information is subject to change.

Current Regular Exhibitions

	Honkan (Japanese Gallery) Enjoy the beauty of Japanese art. The chronological exhibition "Highlights of Japanese Art" on the second floor provides a general overview of Japanese art history. Genre Galleries on the first floor consist of exhibitions divided according to types of works such as sculpture, ceramics, and lacquerware. * English speaking volunteer guides will be presented at "Highlights of Japanese Art"(room3, room5, room7, room9 and room10) from 12:30 to 15:00.
	Toyokan (Asian Gallery) Explore art from Asian countries. 10 exhibition rooms on three floors are dedicated to art and antiquities of Asia, including those from China, the Korean peninsula, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Egypt.
	Heiseikan (Japanese Archaeology) In the Archaeology Gallery, visitors can view the Japanese history through the archaeological objects from several thousand B.C. up to the late 19th century.
	The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures Introducing ancient art from more than 300 items of the Horyuji Treasures, a collection of Buddhist art treasures originally donated to the Imperial family by Horyuji temple.
	Hyokeikan "Revived Meiji Architecture - Repair work on Tokyo National Museum's Hyokeikan Gallery"

* Cultural Exchange Day for Foreign Students at other national museums
- Friday, November 3 at the Kyoto National Museum
- Wednesday, November 1 at the Nara National Museum
- Friday, November 3 at the Kyushu National Museum