Past Gallery Talks
Curator take you to exhibits and present gallery talks.
Lectures are in Japanese only.
2017
Guides to Artworks Featuring Cherry Blossoms
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomApril 5, 2017 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
Cherry Blossom Designs on Ceramic Works
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomApril 7, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Conservation and Restoration: First-hand Reports on the Restoration of Three-dimensional Artworks
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition RoomApril 11, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Introduction to Conservation and Restoration
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition RoomApril 14, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
The Modern Tea Practitioner, Matsunaga Jian, and Buddhist Paintings
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomApril 25, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Buddhist Images in China's Caves
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterMay 9, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Reiunji Temple and Its Founder, Jogon
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T2May 16, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Special Introduction Commemorating International Museum Day “Welcome to the TNM”
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMay 18, 2017 (Thu)
The Charm of Masked Performing Arts: Bugaku and Gyodo Masks
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 14May 23, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
How to Search for Exhibition Information
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMay 30, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
An Introduction to the “Forty-eight Buddhist Deities” at the Tokyo National Museum
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterJune 16, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
The Wind God and Thunder God Screens by Ogata Korin
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomJune 20, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Haniwa Tomb Figurines of Women in the Kofun Period
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological GalleryJuly 11, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Ancient Glass Vessels of the Eastern Mediterranean
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum TheaterJuly 21, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
The White Tiger Revives from the Asuka Period
The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures-Room 6August 4, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Calligraphers Enchanted by Ancient Epigraphy
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8August 22, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Art of Konoe Nobutada, one of the Three Master Calligraphers of the Early Edo Period
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1August 29, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Compilation of Japanese Art History in the Meiji Period
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 15October 3, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Ink Landscape Paintings of the Medieval Era
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomOctober 13, 2017 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Before Unkei: Buddhist Sculptures of the Late Heian Period
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-AuditoriumOctober 31, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Choe Chung-heon, Hero of Goryeo
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 10November 14, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Masterpieces Masterpieces of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting: Appreciation in Japan
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8November 28, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Jomon Pottery Vessels and their Travels
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological GalleryDecember 5, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Let's Volunteer at the Museum
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomDecember 19, 2017 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: The New Year with Dogs
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1January 12, 2018 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00
Wu Changshuo and his Time: 90 years from Kutie's death
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8January 16, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Hokkaido after the Jomon Period
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 23, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
The Horyuji Treasures and Textiles in Paintings
The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures-Room 6January 30, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Haniwa of Wakayama Prefecture: Objects Excavated from Dainichiyama No. 35 Tumulus
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological GalleryFebruary 6, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Nuji Crossbow Mechanisms from the Han Dynasty
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 5February 20, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Excavated from Tell el-Amarna
Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 3February 27, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Restoration of Cultural Properties at the Tokyo National Museum: What We Have Achieved and the Challenges Ahead
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1March 13, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Restoration of Textiles from the Shosoin Repository, Nara
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1March 20, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Highlights of Artworks Associated with Cherry Blossoms
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMarch 23, 2018 (Fri) 14:00 - 14:30
X-ray CT Scanners for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Properties
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMarch 27, 2018 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30
Highlights of Artworks Associated with Cherry Blossoms
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMarch 28, 2018 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30
Classical Fragrance of Spring
Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education RoomMarch 30, 2018 (Fri) 14:00 - 14:30