Exhibition "Seventy Years Later: Sugimoto Tetsuro's
Reproduction of Ajanta and Sigiriya Cave Paintings"
The painter Sugimoto Tetsuro (1899-1985) completed the reproduction of the wall paintings in the Ajanta and Sigiriya caves from 1937 to 1938, becoming the first foreigner to undertake this great task. After returning to Japan, his exhibition took place at the Imperial Gift Museum of Kyoto (later renamed the Kyoto National Museum) and stunned the viewers. He later donated his works to the museum. This sensational moment will come back after seventy years.
- DATE:
- Jun.25 (Wed.) ~ Jul.27 (Sun.)
Exhibition "Sakamoto Ryoma"
This exhibition displays pieces owned by Sakamoto Ryoma (1835-1867), one of the revolutionary heroes in the Bakumatsu (end of the Tokugawa government) era, from museum collection. Highlights exhibits are his handwritten letters (Important Cultural Property) that reveal his character, including the one describing his honeymoon with illustrations to his family in Tosa. Related manuscripts in the bakumatsu era will also be on display.
- DATE:
- Jul.23 (Wed.) ~ Aug.31 (Sun.)
- HOUR:
- 9:30~17:00 (Entry ends 30min. before the closing)
- CLOSED:
- Mondays (Closed on Tuesday if Monday is a holiday.)
- FEES:
500 (Adults) / 250 (Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / Free of Charge (Stus. of Jr. hi. sch. level and below)
*Different fee for special exhibitions- ACCESS:
- Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo Mae of the City Bus No. 100, 206 or 208 from Kyoto Stn. on the JR and Kintetsu Lines, 7-min. walk east from Shichijo Stn. on the Keihan Line
