【Autumn Special Exhibition】 Gods and Humans in the Ancient Orient – Welcome to the Mythological World
16 September - 12 November 2017 【Autumn Special Exhibition】 Gods and Humans in the Ancient Orient - Welcome to the Mythological World
Since the dawn of humans, people have tried to understand and explain their surroundings in terms of the relationship between humans and the divine – How were the sky and the earth created? How did humans come to exist? Why do humans have to die? We call these stories myths. They are still fascinating, suggestive and evocative, and furthermore they are even motifs of novels, films and plays in modern society. Myths are entertainment and a device for us to share social knowledge and ethics at the same time.
This special exhibition shows the diversity of mythologies that are displayed through art works and such as statues, statuettes, paintings, seals, potteries, vessels and other forms from Greece, Rome, ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China and Japan. They also tell us the meanings and roles of myths in modern society.
| Exhibition Venue | The Ancient Orient Museum, Sunshine City Bunkakaikan 7th floor |
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| Exhibition period | 16 September - 12 November 2017 * The Museum Collection Gallery is temporarily closed. |
| Opening Hours | 10:00-17:00 (Last admission at 16:30) 10:00 – 20:00 on occasional Fridays when Evening Lectures are scheduled (admission up to 19:30) |
| Closed | No closed days during the special exhibition |
| Admission Fees |
Adult 900 JPY | Students 700 JPY | Schoolchildren 500 JPY 100 JPY discount for over 20 people. Half price for visitors with disabilities and free entry for one attendant. |
| Hosted By | The Ancient Orient Museum |
| Special Sponsorship | Sunshine City |
| Co-sponsorship | Toshima City, Toshima City Board of Education |
| Exhibition Sections | Section 1 Origins of mythology Section 2 Origins of the world Section 3 Heroes Section 4 Goddesses Section 5 Fertilities and Fecundity Section 6 Monsters Section 7 Afterlife Section 8 Japanese Mythology |
| Exhibition Catalogue | Price 1,080 JPY including tax/B5/80 pages/Colour |
