Kyoto National Museum

Feature Exhibition
Picturing Bashō’s Narrow Road to the Deep North
A Newly Discovered Handscroll by Yosa Buson
June 14–July 18, 2022

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Kanshin-ji and Kongō-ji, Two Temples of Kawachinagano
Esoteric Buddhist Art and the Legacy of the Southern Court
July 30–September 11, 2022

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Special Exhibition <br>Kanshin-ji and Kongō-ji, Two Temples of Kawachinagano: Esoteric Buddhist Art and the Legacy of the Southern Court

UpcomingSpecial Exhibition

Special Exhibition
Kanshin-ji and Kongō-ji, Two Temples of Kawachinagano: Esoteric Buddhist Art and the Legacy of the Southern Court

July 30–September 11, 2022

The exhibition has two installations:
Part I: July 30–August 21, 2022
Part II: August 23–September 11, 2022

Special Exhibition <br>Chanoyu: Tea in the Cultural Life of Kyoto

UpcomingSpecial Exhibition

Special Exhibition
Chanoyu: Tea in the Cultural Life of Kyoto

October 8–December 4, 2022

Feature Exhibition <br>Picturing Bashō’s <em>Narrow Road to the Deep North</em>: A Newly Discovered Handscroll by Yosa Buson

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Feature Exhibition
Picturing Bashō’s Narrow Road to the Deep North: A Newly Discovered Handscroll by Yosa Buson

June 14–July 18, 2022

Feature Exhibition <br>Hoppy New Year!: Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit

UpcomingCollection Exhibition

Feature Exhibition
Hoppy New Year!: Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit

January 2–29, 2023

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Feature Exhibition: Celebrating the Japanese Doll Festival

February 4–March 5, 2023

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Information2022.06.24: Kyoto National Museum Newsletter, July-September, 2022

Information2022.06.03: Acknowledgement of 2021 (Reiwa 3) Monetary Donations to the Kyoto National Museum and the Cultural Properties Protection Fund

Information2022.06.01: Extended Evening Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, July 30 - September 11, 2022

Information2022.05.16: Announcement of Closures of the Museum Galleries, May 23 to June 13, 2022

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