KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM (075-525-2473)
Special Exhibition
"In Commemoration of the 650th Memorial of the Founding Priest Muso:The Treasures of Myoshin-ji"
This year marks the 650th memorial of the Zen priest Muso (Kanzan Egen, 1277-1360), the founder of the historic Rinzai Zen monastery Myoshin-ji in Kyoto. This major exhibition of works from the subtemples within the grounds of Myoshinji traces its history from its founding up to the present as well as the Zen culture that flourished there.
- DATE:
- Mar.24 (Tue.),2009 ~ May 10 (Sun.),2009
- FEES:
- 1,300yen (Adults) / 900yen (Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / 400yen (Jr. hi. & elmt. sch. stus.)
Special Exhibition
"On the Trail of Texts Along the Silk Road : Russian Expeditions Discoveries of Manuscripts in Central Asia"
This exhibition displays the valuable transcript of the sutra that the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences owns. Most of the exhibition works are displayed for the first time in Japan.
- DATE:
- Jul.14 (Tue.),2009 ~ Sep.6 (Sun.),2009
- FEES:
- 1,200yen (Adults) / 800yen (Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / Free of charge (Jr. hi. & elmt. sch. stus.)
- HOUR:
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9:30~18:00, (~20:00 on Fridays)(Enter by 17:30 (19:30 on Fridays))
- CLOSED:
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Mondays (Closed on Tuesday if Monday is a holiday.)
- ACCESS:
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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
