Kyoto National Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Kyoto National Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
Kyoto National Museum 120th Anniversary Commemorative Special Exhibition National Treasures: Masterpieces of Japan
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[0]- Media: Painting - Nihonga - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2017-10-03 - 2017-11-26
The history of the Kyoto National Museum is closely related to the history of Japan’s National Treasures. It was 120 years ago that the museum opened; in that same year of 1897, the term “National Treasures”...More »
Feature Exhibition - Aquarium at the Kyoto National Museum: What Kind of Fish Can You Find?
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Product
- 2017-07-25 - 2017-09-03
This summer, the galleries of the Kyoto National Museum will transform into an artistic aquarium! Organized together with the Kyoto Aquarium, this is the museum’s first exhibition oriented specifically...More »
Feature Exhibition: Blades of Brilliance: Celebrated Japanese Swords from the Naga Fujikazu Collection
[0] [0]- Media: Installation
- 2017-06-13 - 2017-07-17
During the twentieth century, Naga Fujikazu was perhaps the foremost Japanese sword collector in the Kansai region. Though professionally prominent as a medical doctorate in the pharmaceuticals industry,...More »
Feature Exhibition: The Connoisseur’s Eye: Painting and Calligraphy from the Ban Minoru Collection
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- 2017-06-13 - 2017-07-23
Last year, 47 works from the collection of the late Mr. Minoru Ban were donated to the museum at the behest of his family. Mr. Ban collected for over fifty years, focusing primarily on calligraphy, and...More »
Kyoto National Museum 120th Anniversary Commemorative Special Exhibition “Kaiho Yusho”
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2017-04-11 - 2017-05-21
Yusho Kaiho (1533–1615) was a master of the Momoyama School of painting along with the likes of Eitoku Kano and Tohaku Hasegawa. Kaiho was born into a family of vassals for the Omi Asai domain in western...More »
300th Anniversary - Yosa Buson
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Nihonga
- 2016-08-23 - 2016-10-02
The renowned painter and haiku poet Yosa Buson (1716–1783) was born in Settsu province (present day Osaka) but went to Edo (Tokyo) as a young man to study painting and poetry. He then took a long itinerant...More »
Buddhist Art from Tango
[0] [0]- Media: Nihonga - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2016-07-26 - 2016-09-11
The Tango Peninsula, jutting into the Japan Sea, is part of northern Kyoto prefecture. With its maritime access to China and Korea and its close relationship to the longtime capital of Kyoto, the region...More »
The Tokugawa Shoguns and Kyoto: Treasures from Chion-in and Other Temples and Shrines
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- 2016-06-14 - 2016-07-18
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542–1616), the first shogun of early modern Japan, is most closely associated with Edo (present day Tokyo), where he established a new military government. Lesser known is the extent...More »
The Art of Zen: From Mind to Form
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2016-04-12 - 2016-05-22
Zen is one of the words most commonly associated with Japan, but in reality it is a tradition that originated in India with the First Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma, thought to have lived in the late 400s and...More »
Imperial Treasures
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Architecture - Crafts
- 2016-01-26 - 2016-02-21
Kyoto was the capital of Japan for a thousand years and remains home to its rich imperial court culture. Kyoto temples house many significant artworks associated with emperors and the aristocracy. Especially...More »
Legendary Blades: Meibutsu and Other Outstanding Japanese Swords
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- 2015-12-15 - 2016-02-21
The imperial capital of Kyoto has since ancient times been home to the workshops of countless master swordsmiths. Many of the most famous blades that they forged have survived through the centuries, appearing...More »
Guardian Lions and Lion-Dogs
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2015-12-15 - 2016-03-13
Pairs of guardian lions are known collectively in Japanese as komainu (lion-dogs). In technical terms, however, these pairs in fact comprise an open-mouthed lion and a closed-mouthed, single-horned komainu....More »
Going Ape for the Year of the Monkey
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2015-12-15 - 2016-01-24
2016 is the Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese Zodiac. This zodiac system, which is also used in Japan and other places in Asia, features a cycle of twelve animals. In honor of the Year of the...More »
Rinpa: The Aesthetics of the Capital
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2015-10-10 - 2015-11-23
2015 marks the 400th anniversary of the origins of Rinpa and nearly 300 years since the death of its eponymous artist Ogata Kōrin. Among the various anniversary celebrations taking place in Japan this...More »
In Commemoration of the 100th Daizō-e Exhibition The Eastward Expansion of Buddhism: Art of the Buddhist Canon
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- 2015-07-29 - 2015-09-06
The Daizō-e is an exhibition of Buddhist art and manuscripts organized by Kyoto’s Buddhist universities that has been held annually in Kyoto since 1915 (Taishō 4). The name Daizō-e honors the the Taishō...More »
Japanese Masks: From Religious Procession to Noh Performance
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- 2015-06-09 - 2015-07-20
This exhibition features approximately thirty heirloom masks belonging to temples and shrines in the Kyoto region. Among them are Heian-period (794–1185) processional masks of the Twelve Devas, which are...More »
The Aoi Festival: A Thousand-Year Tradition
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- 2015-04-21 - 2015-05-31
The Aoi Festival, or Aoi Matsuri (or more formally, the Kamo Festival), is one of the Three Great Festivals of Kyoto, along with the Gion Festival and the Festival of Ages (Jidai Matsuri). Since ancient...More »
Kano Painters of the Momoyama Period: Eitoku’s Legacy
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- 2015-04-07 - 2015-05-17
2015 marks the 400th anniversary of the 1615 Siege of Osaka, after which the reins of Japanese political power transferred from the Toyotomi clan to the Tokugawa, changing the course of history for centuries...More »
Masterworks of Kongo-ji Temple
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- 2015-03-04 - 2015-03-29
A special feature exhibition that introduces many treasures that have been preserved in Kongo-ji, one of the most important repositories for cultural properties in the Kawachi region of southern Osaka....More »
Hina Matsuri Doll Festival Exhibition
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- 2015-02-21 - 2015-04-07
An exhibition to celebrate the Hina Matsuri Doll Festival on March.3 with ornamental dolls, including a special viewing of the Kansai Goten-Kazari Hina dolls.More »
An Ancient Temple of the San’in Region: The Treasures of Gakuen-ji Temple in Shimane
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- 2015-01-02 - 2015-02-15
An exhibition of Buddhist statues, altar articles, and ancient writings from the collection of Gakuen-ji Temple.More »
Swords from the Naga Fujikazu Collection
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- 2014-11-18 - 2014-12-21
Perhaps the most famous Japanese sword collector of the twentieth century is Naga Fujikazu of Kansai. Naga had a doctorate in medicine and was renowned as one of the leading figures of the day in the pharmaceutical...More »
Masterpieces of Kōsan-ji Temple: Commemorating the Restoration of the National Treasure “Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2014-10-07 - 2014-11-24
Known around the world, the National Treasure “Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans” is one of Japan’s most beloved picture scrolls. Commemorating the restoration of this great work of art with the...More »
Kyoto: Splendors of the Ancient Capital
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Crafts - Talks
- 2014-09-13 - 2014-11-16
After five years of construction, the long-awaited new wing of the Kyoto National Museum, the Heisei Chishinkan, opens to the public on September 13, 2014. In celebration of this new era in its history,...More »
Pilgrimage Through Minami Yamashiro: Early Buddhist Art of Southern Kyoto
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts - Talks
- 2014-04-22 - 2014-06-15
Located between Nara and Kyoto at the basin of the Kizu River in southern Kyoto Prefecture, Minami Yamashiro is scattered with early temples that have passed on he traditions of the Buddhist faith since...More »
“Kamiwaza Kyoto 2013”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Talks
- 2013-11-09 - 2013-11-10
Kamiwaza is an open call exhibition for works on paper of A4 size or smaller, including painting, photography, print works and poetry from artists of all careers, ages and nationalities, with an eclectic...More »
Captivating Qing Dynasty Ceramics
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2013-10-12 - 2013-12-15
Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) porcelain and pottery stands out for its variety in superb form and quality as well as for its vibrant color as the monarch among China’s finest ceramics. Not only did the European...More »
Play
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- 2013-07-13 - 2013-08-25
An exhibition on the theme of asobi, meaning play or amusement, as illustrated through works in the collection of Kyoto National Museum. Aspects of asobi addressed in this exhibition include music and...More »
Tetsuro Sukimoto "Seventy Years Later: Reproduction of Ajanta and Sigiriya Cave Paintings"
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- 2008-06-25 - 2008-07-27
The painter Sugimoto Tetsuro (1899-1985) copied the cave paintings in the Ajanta and Sigiriya caves from 1937 to 1938, the first foreigner to undertake this large task. After returning to Japan, he held...More »
"New Acquisitions" Exhibition
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- 2008-05-21 - 2008-06-22
Last year, the Kyoto National Museum received a generous gift of twelve Chinese paintings from the Japanese novelist Sawada Fujiko (b.1946). One of the most noteworthy works among this donation is "Landscape...More »
"Bridging Modernity in the Adventures of the Audacious 19th-century Painter Kyosai" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2008-04-08 - 2008-05-11
Kyosai (1831-89) began studying Ukiyo-e prints, and later studied painting under the Kano school. His unique expressions were especially valued in the international market, yet there has not been a major...More »
”The Milieu of The Tale of Genji - Archaeological Discoveries from the Heian Period" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2008-04-02 - 2008-06-29
This year marks one thousand years since Murasaki Shikibu (d. 1014?) wrote her celebrated work, "The Tale of Genji". Recognized by the then Minister of the Left Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027) for her...More »
"Hina Matsuri and Japanese Dolls" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2008-02-23 - 2008-03-30
Although seated hina ningyo-or Girls’ Day dolls-have become mainstream in Japan today, many families traditionally decorated their homes with standing hina dolls such as these. Since these hina dolls could...More »
"A Longing for European Ceramics" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Ceramics - Talks
- 2008-01-05 - 2008-03-09
While people in any era are awed by foreign countries and cultures, people especially have a strong longing for the exotic. Exoticism probably explains the recent popularity of European dishes - in fact,...More »
"An Old Man's Mischief: Playful Works by the Buddhist Sculptor Ryukei Shimizu" Exhibition
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- 2008-01-02 - 2008-03-30
This exhibition focuses on the Edo-period Buddhist sculptor Shimizu Ryukei, who was active in Kyoto and whose name was used for four generations. On exhibit will be works by Ryukei I (1659-1732), who assumed...More »
"Famous Swords From Temples and Shrines" Exhibition
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- 2008-01-02 - 2008-02-11
This exhibition introduces several historically renowned swords originally belonging to famous temples and shrines. Among these, the oldest known example is an early Heian (794-1185) sword with black-lacquered...More »
"The Beginning of the Collection: Gifts from the Kyoto Museum" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics
- 2007-11-21 - 2007-12-24
The exhibition mainly features calligraphic works from the "Kyoto Museum", a museum that existed for only nine years during the Meiji era. *Exhibiting at room 13More »
Eitoku Kano Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-10-16 - 2007-11-18
Patronized by the warlords Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the celebrated painter Kano Eitoku (1543-1590) developed an ostentatious style. This retrospective explores the world of Eitoku's artistic...More »
"Noh and Art" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Fashion - Crafts
- 2007-10-11 - 2007-11-11
Nogaku, or Noh, is a classic form of Japanese theater that continues to be performed today. However, this theatrical art has not always flourished. Noh, which began in the Muromachi period (1392-1573),...More »
"Treasures of Daikaku-ji Temple: Commemorating the 700th Anniversary of Emperor Gouda's Appointment as Abbot" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Graphics
- 2007-08-08 - 2007-09-17
Daikaku-ji Temple, which is renowned as the "Saga Imperial Palace," underwent a major revival in 1307, when the retired emperor Gouda (1267-1324) became its abbot. Featured in the exhibition are treasures...More »
"The New Acquisitions" Exhibition
[0] [0]- 2007-06-20 - 2007-07-29
Moshiogusa (literally, "brinish seaweed") is one of the Kyoto National Museum's best-known tekagami (album of exemplary calligraphy) with many segments from celebrated calligraphic works, such as the Takano-gire...More »
The 1000-year Kinpu Mountain "Celebrating Fujiwara Michinaga and His Achievements"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Graphics - Sculpture - Crafts - Ceramics
- 2007-04-24 - 2007-05-27
In this exhibition, the museum will have documents by the Fujiwara family on display including diaries, artwork they possessed, and others.More »
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