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General Information
- Exhibition Title
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Special Exhibition Commemorating Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Japan, An Artistic Melting Pot
- Period
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April 19–June 15, 2025
The exhibition has two installations:
Part I: April 19–May 18, 2025
Part II: May 20–June 15, 2025
Some artworks may be rotated during the exhibition period.
- Venue
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Kyoto National Museum, Heisei Chishinkan Wing
- Special Exhibition Hours
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9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (entrance until 5:00 p.m.)
Fridays, 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. (Entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
- Organized by
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Kyoto National Museum; The Asahi Shimbun Company; NHK Kyoto Station; NHK Enterprises, Inc., Osaka Branch Office
- In conjunction with
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Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
- With the support of
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Nissha Co., Ltd.
- Special Exhibition Official Website
Description of Exhibition
In the year of the World Expo in Osaka, this special exhibition brings together the greatest treasures of Japanese art, which were dynamically shaped by cultures from overseas throughout time. Featuring paintings, sculptures, calligraphic works, and decorative arts from ancient times through the modern era, the exhibition displays approximately 200 cultural properties tracing the history of intercultural exchange within Japanese art.
National Treasure
Wind God and Thunder God
By Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Kennin-ji Temple, Kyoto