KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM (075-525-2473)
Special Exhibition
On the Trail of Texts Along the Silk Road
"Russian Expeditions Discoveries of Manuscripts in Central Asia"
The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg owns approximately 20,000 rare manuscripts and fragmentary segments discovered in Dunhuang and Central Asia by the Russian expedition. These books and records, which were written along the faraway Silk Road over a period covering approximately the fourth to twelfth century, include primarily Buddhist scriptures as well as works in classical Chinese, Tangut, Khotanese, Tokhari, and Sogdian. About 150 exemplary manuscripts selected from the large body of works will be exhibited, many of which will be shown in Japan for the first time.
- DATE:
- Jul.14 (Tue.),2009 ~ Sep.6 (Sun.),2009
- FEES:
- 1,200yen (Adults) / 800yen (Univ. &hi. sch. stus.) / Free (Jr. hi & elem. sch. Stus. )
Special Exhibition
Commemorating the 750th Anniversary of the
Presentation of Rissho Ankoku-ron The Blossoming of the Townspeople's
People Culture in Kyoto"Nichiren and the Treasures of the Lotus Sect"
To commemorate Nichirenﾕs treatise, the Kyoto National Museum will exhibit works from the sixteen head temples of the Nichiren sect in Kyoto.
- DATE:
- Oct.10 (Sat.),2009 ~ Nov.23 (Mon./Hol.),2009
- FEES:
- 1,300yen (Adults) / 900yen (Univ. &hi. sch. stus.) / 400yen (Jr. hi & elem. 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
