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Feature Exhibition  <br>Rulers of the Heavens: Celebrating the Year of the Dragon

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General Information

Exhibition Title

Feature Exhibition
Rulers of the Heavens: Celebrating the Year of the Dragon

Period

January 2–February 12, 2024

Venue

Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Galleries 2F-2,3,4

Transportation

JR, Kintetsu Railway, Keihan Railway, Hankyu Railway, City Bus / Map

Closed

Mondays
*The museum will be open on Monday, January 8 and February 12, and closed on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

Museum Hours

9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Entrance Until 4:30 p.m.)
Open until 7:00 p.m. on Fridays (Entrance Until 6:30 p.m.)
Extended Evening Hours: Fridays, January 2 to March 24, 2024

Admission
Adult 700 yen
University Student
(ID required)
350 yen
  • Admission fee includes admission to all galleries in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing.
  • Admission is free for high school students and other youths age 0 – 17, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus Members (including faculty). Please show ID.
  • Admission for school groups: Admission to the Collection Galleries is free for elementary school, middle school, and high school students on school fieldtrips as well as teachers serving as their guides.

Description of Exhibition

This annual New Year’s exhibition celebrates the zodiac animal of 2024, the dragon. Although the dragon is the only mythical creature among the twelve zodiac signs, in the past many people believed in dragons and celebrated them as auspicious animals that might actually appear on rare occasions.
Precisely because artists could not observe actual dragons themselves, they used their imaginations to depict these mythical beasts in various representations, be they powerful, elegant, or whimsical. What is your favorite type of dragon in this exhibition?

Rising Dragon in Ink. By Gao Qifeng. Kyoto National Museum

Rising Dragon in Ink
By Gao Qifeng
Kyoto National Museum

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