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Past Public Programs

Lectures on topics related to the exhibits and explanations of displays by our curators, events, guided tours led by museum volunteers, workshops and other activities are offered as a way to enhance the museum experience. Some programs require advance registration.

This page will show results when programs are available in English.

Please note that most of our programs and events are available in Japanese only. Please refer to the Japanese page for details.
 

 

2015

Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "Buddhist Statues Made from Cherry Trees"

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11
April 1, 2015 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "Highlights of Artworks Associated with Cherry Blossoms"

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
April 3, 2015 (Fri) 11:00 - 11:30  
   

Cherry Blossom Lecture "Paintings Featuring Mount Fuji and Cherry Blossoms"

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
April 4, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Horyuji Treasures Preserved in the Shosoin Repository: Twill-weave Silk "Banner Leg"

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
April 7, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "The Statuette of Lady Maya: Anecdotes Revealed on the Buddha's Birthday"

The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures-Room 2
April 8, 2015 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk "Highlights of Artworks Associated with Cherry Blossoms"

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
April 10, 2015 (Fri) 11:00 - 11:30  
   

Relics Excavated from Yangsan Bubuchong Tomb, Korea

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 10
April 14, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Here Comes an Elephant!

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
April 21, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Calligraphy of China's Northern and Southern Dynasties

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8
April 24, 2015 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Introduction to Indian Chintz

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
April 28, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitabha) from Komyoji Temple, Nagano

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11
May 12, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

National Treasure: Wakatai jisshu (Treatise on poetry)

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 2
May 19, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Appreciating Calligraphy: The Newly Acquired Kokin wakashu Poetry Anthology, Sekido Version

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
May 23, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The Large Dry Lacquer Vessel from Ancient China

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
June 2, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Armor of Hinomisaki Shrine and Its Sketches

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 14
June 9, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Kosode Garment Collection of the Daihiko Textile Merchant

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
June 27, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Views of Kyoto and Itsukushima

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
June 30, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Indonesia's Wayang Puppet Theater

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 13
July 7, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
July 11, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The Kosode Garment Collection of the Daihiko Textile Merchant

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
July 14, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Otani Expeditions and Art from the Silk Road

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
July 25, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Christian Objects Reflecting the Worship of Mary in Japan

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition Room
July 28, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

A Buddhist Sculpture That Became a National Treasure: Standing Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha) of Daigoji Temple

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11
August 7, 2015 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Emperor Gomizunoo and the Painted Handscroll Flowers and Birds of the Tweleve Months

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T2
August 18, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

White Porcelain of East Asia

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 5
August 25, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Summer Event: The Secrets of Egypt

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
August 29, 2015 (Sat)
   

Emperor Gomizunoo and the Beginnings of the Sumiyoshi School of Painting

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T2
September 1, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Beginner's Guide to Noh Masks

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 14
September 4, 2015 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

The Queens of Egypt as Seen in Excavated Objects

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
September 5, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

Reopening of the Japanese Archeology Gallery in the Heiseikan: Archeology is a Hot Topic!

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
September 11, 2015 (Fri) - September 13, 2015 (Sun) 13:00 - 16:15  
   

Sketches from Nature in the Early Edo Period

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
September 26, 2015 (Sat)
   

Realistic Sketches of the Early Edo Period and Their Background

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
September 29, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Different Ways of Looking at Japanese Art

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
October 10, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00  
   

The Warrior in Keiko Armor Tomb Figurine (National Treasure) and Modern Japanese Culture

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological Gallery
October 20, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Development of Sue Ware Pottery

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological Gallery
October 27, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The First Emperor of China and His Dream of Eternity: An Examination Through His Terracotta Army and Other Excavated Objects

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
October 31, 2015 (Sat)
   

Japanese Portrait Sculpture

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 11
November 6, 2015 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Tracing the Footsteps of Priest Ippen: Sacred Sites and Cultural Properties of the Jishu Sect

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
November 7, 2015 (Sat)
   

Muromachi Period Wall Paintings at Zen Temples

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
November 10, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Appreciating Jomon Pottery: Size, Shape, and Pattern

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological Gallery
November 13, 2015 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

The Image of Hercules Transmitted to East Asia

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
November 17, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Itabi Stone Tablets of Medieval Japan

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological Gallery
November 20, 2015 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Haniwa Tomb Figurine of a Farmer

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological Gallery
November 27, 2015 (Fri) 18:30 - 19:00  
   

Sacred Sites and Faith Revisited with Priest Ippen

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T2
December 1, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Goto Ichijo: Exquisite Sword Mountings from the Late Edo Period

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
December 5, 2015 (Sat)
   

Yan Zhenqing and the Calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-Room 8
December 8, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Great Terracotta Army in Comparison with Pottery Tomb Figures of the Han and Tang Dynasties

Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
December 15, 2015 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Hokusai: His Life and Art

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 10
January 5, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Yan Zhenqing and the Calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
January 16, 2016 (Sat)
   

Photographs of Chinese Historical Sites Taken by Scholars Sekino Tadashi and Takeshima Takuichi

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 15
January 19, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Buddhist Statues Dressed in Suits of Armor

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
January 23, 2016 (Sat)
   

The Beauty of Auspicious Motifs (Thematic Exhibition): Scattered Fan Design

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
January 26, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Society during the Kofun Period Explored through Inscriptions on Ancient Sword

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological Gallery
February 2, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

The Work of the Itaya Clan, Official Painters to the Shogun

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Thematic Exhibition Room
February 9, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Archaeology in Kochi and Ehime Prefectures

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological Gallery
February 16, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Stone Implements of the Paleolithic and Jomon Periods

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Japanese Archaeological Gallery
February 23, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Between the Mesopotamian and Indus Civilizations: Ancient Civilization of the Arabian Gulf

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
February 27, 2016 (Sat)
   

Hina and Japanese Dolls

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 14
March 1, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Restoration of Buddhist Paintings

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room 3
March 8, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Tales of Times Now Past: TNM's Past and Current Special Exhibitions on Chinese Archaeology

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)-Auditorium
March 12, 2016 (Sat)
   

Conservation and Restoration of the Tokyo National Museum Collection

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1
March 15, 2016 (Tue) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Cherry Blossoms and Other Plants as Motifs of Ceramic Works [Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk]

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
March 23, 2016 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Beauties under the Cherry Tree by Nagasawa Rosetsu [Cherry Blossom Gallery Talk]

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
March 30, 2016 (Wed) 14:00 - 14:30  
   

Guide to Enjoying Ukiyo-e Featuring Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-B1 Education Room
March 31, 2016 (Thu) 11:00 - 11:30