【New Year Zodiac Exhibition】Year of the Dog
12 January - 9 February 2018 【New Year Zodiac Exhibition】Year of the Dog
This one-point exhibition presents information on Japanese Zodiac animals, with a focus on the dog as the zodiac animal for 2018. The dog is familiar animal to human beings since the remote past. Since its early domestication, the dog has been cherished as a helpful beast, revered as a divine creature, or even abhorred as a dirty animal by peoples of the Ancient Orient. This exhibition will show you a handful of the objects representing the dog from our collection.
| Exhibition period | 12 January - 9 February 2018 |
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| Opening hours | 10:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30) * Closing time 20:00 (last admission 19:30) during extend opening hours (night lecture day 12 January) |
| Admission fees |
Adult 600 JPY | Students 500 JPY | Schoolchildren 200JPY - ¥100 discount for groups of over 20 people, half price for visitors with disabilities and free entry for one attendant. - Admission (¥100 discount for groups of over 20 people, half price for visitors with disabilities and free entry for one attendant) - Elementary and junior high school students (with school ID) are free on Saturdays and Sundays. (Price includes entry to the Museum Collections) |
| Contents | Mud brick with a dog's footprint | 9th century BC | Tell Rumeilah, Syria Bronze dog amulet | ca. 1000 BC | Syria Stone weight depicting a dog｜3000 BC｜Central Asia, etc. |
平成29年度 地域の核となる美術館・歴史博物館支援事業
