● Date and Time:

Monday (National Holiday),October 8,2007 from 9:30-17:00 (entry by 16:30)

The Kyoto National Museum invites students from overseas to the museum on Monday, October 8, 2007 to promote a deeper understanding of pre-modern Japanese culture and history. Admission will be free on this day to The Collections Hall, which introduces pre- and early modern Japanese and other Asian art and cultural properties in various areas such as paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, archeology, and the decorative arts. Students can also enjoy a sencha tea ceremony by the Hoenryu Tea School and receive a complimentary ticket for the autumn special exhibition Kano Eitoku (for entrance on October 16 to 28, one ticket per person).

●Contents:

Admission free for the Collections Hall (including your friend)
Japanese tea ceremony (Teahouse Tan'an) Tea served from 11:00-14:00

*Please show your student I.D. at the entrance of the museum.

*"Cultural Exchange Day for International Students"
at Nara National Museum on November 1 (Thu).
at Kyushu National Museum on November 3 (Sat).
at Tokyo National Museum on November 17 (Sat).