Past Lectures
TNM curators and Guest speakers from various fields present lectures for your further understanding of exhibitions or projects at TNM.
Lectures are held in Japanese only unless otherwise indicated.
2019
Highlights of Merrymaking under Blossom Trees (National Treasure)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumApril 6, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Commemorative Lecture: The History of To-ji Temple and Shingon Esoteric Buddhist Treasures
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumApril 27, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Commemorative Lecture: To-ji Temple and the Sculpture Mandala
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMay 11, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Esoteric Buddhist Sculptures
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMay 25, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Japanese Armor
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJune 22, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Commemorative Lecture① "Three Kingdoms: A Truthful Interpretation"
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJuly 13, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Three Kingdoms Period: Highlights from the Toyokan
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJuly 20, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Commemorative Lecture② "The State of Yamatai Re-explored in Association with the Three Kingdoms"
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJuly 27, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Monju Bodhisattva and the Art of the Kasuga Subsidiary Shrine Wakamiya
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumAugust 24, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Representation of Love in Asian Art
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumSeptember 28, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Aesthetics of Unglazed Tea Bowls
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumOctober 5, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Commemorative Lecture "Passing on the Imperial Treasures of the Shosoin"
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumOctober 20, 2019 (Sun) 13:30 - 15:00
Commemorative Lecture "The Latest Research on the Imperial Treasures of the Shosoin"
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumNovember 17, 2019 (Sun) 13:30 - 15:00
Eurasian Exchange in Edo-Period Art
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumNovember 30, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Japan's Enduring Love for Chinese Calligraphy
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumDecember 14, 2019 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
The Art and Allure of Noh Masks
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJanuary 11, 2020 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
Commemorative Lecture "Ancient Izumo and Yamato: Commemorating 1300 years of The Chronicles of Japan"
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJanuary 18, 2020 (Sat)
Izumo and Yamato
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumJanuary 24, 2020 (Fri) - January 25, 2020 (Sat) 13:30 - 17:00
Wen Zhengming and His Era
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumFebruary 8, 2020 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
【Cancelled】Imperial Court Culture in East Asia
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumFebruary 22, 2020 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
【Cancelled】Reframing History: Murals and Paintings at Decorated Tomb Mounds
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMarch 7, 2020 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
【Cancelled】Commemorative Lecture "The Figures in the Buddhist Murals of Hōrūji Temple"
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMarch 21, 2020 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
【Cancelled】Commemorative Lecture "The World of the Ancient Buddhist Sculpture the [Kudara Kannon]"
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumMarch 28, 2020 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00