The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Treasures of Indigenous Peoples

The National Museum of Ethnology is now temporarily closed. The closure period will be extended beyond May 6 for the time being to prevent the spread of infectious diseases caused by the new coronavirus.

As for the schedule after that, we will post it on website as soon as it is decided.

The opening day of the special exhibition " Treasures of Indigenous Peoples" and the thematic exhibition UMESAO Tadao’s 100 th anniversary”The Front-runner of Intellectual Production” ,which had been postponed, is now scheduled as follows.

The special exhibition " Treasures of Indigenous Peoples"
Thursday, October 1, 2020 ~ Tuesday, December 15, 2020

  • Exhibition Period: Thursday, October 1 - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
  • Location: The Special Exhibition Hall, National Museum of Ethnology