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New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum
- Date
- January 2, 2016 (Sat) - January 31, 2016 (Sun)
Related Exhibition
- Special New-year Exhibition Japanese Gallery (Honkan)
- New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum Monkey Paradise Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Rooms T1 & T2
January 2, 2016 (Sat) - January 17, 2016 (Sun)
January 2, 2016 (Sat) - January 31, 2016 (Sun)
Related Events
- New Year's Celebration Events: Taiko - Japanese Drum Performance (HIMIKO) Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Shishimai - Lion Dance Performance Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Taiko - Japanese drumming performance (Yushimatenjin Shiraumetaiko) Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Mini Clarinet Concert Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Lounge
- New Year's Celebration Events: Japanese Top Spinning Performance Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Lounge
- New Year's Celebration Events: Ikebana Flower Arrangements Premises-Main gate, Honkan
January 2, 2016 (Sat) 10:30, 13:00
January 2, 2016 (Sat) - January 3, 2016 (Sun) January 2: 12:00 ～、14:30～ January 3: 12:30～、15:10～
January 3, 2016 (Sun) 10:30, 13:10
January 3, 2016 (Sun) 11:50, 14:30
January 2, 2016 (Sat) - January 3, 2016 (Sun) January 2: 11:15 ～、13:45～ January 3: 11:10～、13:50～
January 2, 2016 (Sat) - January 11, 2016 (Mon)
Open from January 2 !
It's time for the New Year’s Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum. Visitors will find a range of artworks and objects featuring auspicious designs perfect for the New Year. These include Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day by Katsushika Hokusai and the National Treasure, Pine Trees, by Hasegawa Tohaku. As 2016 is the Year of the Monkey, this year’s first Thematic Exhibition will feature monkey-themed artworks. Traditional entertainment such as drum and lion dance performances will add to the festivities. Tokyo National Museum will welcome you on the New Year!
Special New-year Exhibition
New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: monkey
The Kuroda Memorial Hall
New Year's Celebration Events
New-year Gifts
It's time for the New Year’s Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum. Visitors will find a range of artworks and objects featuring auspicious designs perfect for the New Year. These include Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day by Katsushika Hokusai and the National Treasure, Pine Trees, by Hasegawa Tohaku. As 2016 is the Year of the Monkey, this year’s first Thematic Exhibition will feature monkey-themed artworks. Traditional entertainment such as drum and lion dance performances will add to the festivities. Tokyo National Museum will welcome you on the New Year!
Special New-year Exhibition
Featuring selected masterpieces from our collection to celebrate the new year. > More information
Pine Trees
By Hasegawa Tohaku, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (National Treasure)
January 2 - 17, 2016 Room2, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Chinese Landscape
By Ikeno Taiga, Edo period, 18th century (National Treasure, Gift of Mr. Dan Ino)
January 2 - 24, 2016 Room7, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day
By Katsushika Hokusai, Edo period, 19th century
January 2 - 17, 2016 Room10, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: The Year of the monkey
Edo period, 19th century
Edo period, 18th century
By Shiomi Masanari, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Quincy A. Shaw)
January 2 - 31, 2016 RoomT1 and T2, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
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Related Events Visit the monkeys in the galleries and enjoy the worksheet
Worksheets handout (in Japanese) are available from 10:00 for the first 10000 visitors at Room T1 of Honkan.
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And works with auspicious images
Standing Junishinsho (Twelve Heavenly Generals): Shinshin (Monkey General) （detail）
Formerly owned by Joruriji temple, Kyoto, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Room 11, Honkan(Japanese Gallery)
Landscape with Hawks （detail）
By Sesson Shukei, Muromachi period, 16th century (Important Art Object, Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon)
Room 3, Honkan(Japanese Gallery)
Tebako (Cosmetic box), Scattered fan design in maki-e lacquer
Muromachi period, 15th century (Important Cultural Property)
Room 14, Honkan(Japanese Gallery)
Thematic Exhibition:
The Beauty of Auspicious Motifs: Scattered Fan Design
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The Kuroda Memorial Hall
Wisdom, Impression and Sentiment
By Kuroda Seiki, 1899 (Important Cultural Property)
Four of Kuroda Seiki’s masterpieces – Woman Reading, Maiko Girl, Lakeside, and Wisdom, Impression and Sentiment – will be specially exhibited in the Collection Highlights Gallery from Suturday, January 2 until Sunday, January 17.
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※ Kuroda Memorial Hall will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2016 - Monday, June 13, 2016.
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New Year's Celebration Events
Taiko - Japanese Drum Performance
Shishimai - Lion Dance Performance
Japanese Top Spinning Performance
Ikebana
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New-year Gifts
10:00 - 15:00
For more information about other events, please see "Related Events" below.
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New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum Basic information