大阪歴史博物館　Osaka Museum of History

Featured Exhibitions

8F Featured Exhibition Hall, accessible to Osaka Museum of History (Permanent Exhibit) Ticket holders

• Hazama Shigetomi, a Merchant and Astronomer of Naniwa:
  In Commemoration of the Designation of Hazama Bunko as a National Important Cultural Property
• 26^th April - 19^th June, 2017
• This exhibition will showcase records of astronomical observations made by Hazama Shigetomi and also documents about his life from the Hazama Bunko archive – a newly designated national important cultural property. (Kido)
• The 150th Anniversary of the Port of Osaka:
  Touring the Town of Osaka – the Aji River and Mt. Tenpo
• 21^st June - 28^th August, 2017
• This exhibition will explore how the Port of Osaka changed from the Edo period to the Meiji period focusing on the Aji River and also Mt. Tenpo, which are artificial and were created in the Edo period, through a display of relevant artifacts held in the collection of Osaka Museum of History. (Yagi)
• Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Osaka 2017
• 30^th August - 13^th November, 2017
• This exhibition will present the latest findings of excavations undertaken in Osaka City mainly in FY 2016 by the Osaka City Cultural Properties Association, through a display of unearthed artifacts and photograph panels. (Lee)
• Latest Research and Future Issues about the Kōnoike Collection
• 15^th November, 2017 - 8^th January, 2018
• This year marks thr 20th year since the Konoike Collection was donated to Osaka City. In the Edo period, The Konoike family was a famous merchant representing Osaka. This exhibition will present the latest achievements and future directions of research on the Konoike Collection. (Nakano)
• Heart-Warming Haiga Paintings by Ikuta Nansui
• 10^th January - 26^th February, 2018
• Ikuta Nansui (1860–1934) was an artist active in Osaka in the late Modern period, and was very authoritative in literature, calligraphy and paintings, both Japanese and Chinese. This exhibition will showcase his heart-warming haiga paintings – paintings accompanied with haiku poems. (Iwasa)
• New Additions to the Collection
• 28^th February, - 7^th May, 2018
• Some new objects and materials donated recently by citizens to the Osaka Museum of History will be shown. (Naito)
• Please note that the exhibition periods indicated above are subject to change without notice.