The Museum of Osaka University - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for The Museum of Osaka University. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Theater of Memory II
Presenting the results of Theater of Memory II, a program aimed at cultivating the skills of facilitators of the cultural arts sponsored by The Museum of Osaka University with the cooperation of nearby...More »
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We Players – Twenty Years of Postwar Kansai Shingeki Drama
Shingeki (new theater) is a genre of modern drama introduced to Japan by theatrical activities from Western Europe. Encompassing modern Japanese theater, stage art, film, and other cultural genres, it...More »
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Nionoumi – The Lake Biwa Landscapes of Hozan Matsumoto
Hozan Matsumoto (1925–2010) painted landscapes from not just Japan but around world, bringing new life to the field of ink painting. She loved scenes featuring water, and in addition to “One Hundred Scenes...More »
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Glittering Gilded Bronze Buddha Statues: Pursuing the Ancient Craft
Gilded bronze Buddha statues are just as their name implies: Buddha statues crafted of bronze and gilded with gold plating. During the Asuka Period, which took place in the middle of the 6th century, when...More »
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The Machikaneyama Kids
An exhibition based on an Osaka University faculty house project, featuring an installation by Nobuaki Date.More »
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Crystallography and the Fine Arts
This exhibition takes a look at the beauty of crystals and the contribution that advanced science and crystallography research makes to the fine arts. For example, analysis of the materials used for the...More »
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The Miraculous Machikane Crocodile
Displaying the skeleton of an ancient Machikane crocodile (Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis) in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of its discovery and its registration as a national monument. [Related...More »
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The Past and Present of Chinese Medicine - Key Technology in Japanese Production of Herbal Medicine
This exhibition examines the role of herbal medicine in Japanese society and draws a thread from the work of the Morino Yoshino-Kuzu Honpo, building on the legacy of Edo herbal medicine, to the latest...More »
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“Nonaka Kofun and the Five Kings of Wa”
Unveiling for the first time 11 sets of armor unearthed from the Nonaka Kofun district by the Osaka University archeological team. The Nonaka Kofun area of Fujidera city, Osaka has been listed as a potential...More »
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Koan Ogata and the Scientific Knowledge of Tekijuku and Modern Osaka
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Koan Ogata, a physician and student of Western knowledge in the late Edo era. 2013 is also 175th year since Ogata opened the Tekijuku, now an Important...More »
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They were in Japan! Extinction: An Exhibition of Fossils
Exhibition aimed at young people displaying fossils of dinosaurs and other creatures that once roamed the Japanese archipelago, including those discovered in Osaka. *Please refer to the website for...More »
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Post War Avant-Garde Art in Osaka
Exhibition of 1950’s-60’s Avant-garde art from Osaka, with a focus on the activities of the Gutai Pinacotheca phase of the Gutai Movement, works of the Pan Real Art Association, Democratic Artists Association...More »