Harry Potter
A History of Magic

8 February – 5 April 2020
Tokyo Station Gallery

 

Tokyo Station Gallery will host one of the most successful exhibitions organized by the British Library, to offer fascinating cultural insights into the muggle and magical world!

The art gallery at Tokyo Station provides a charming ambiance to explore the history of magic through the Hogwarts curriculum.

Highlights of the “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” exhibition

The British Library exhibition “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” was originally organized to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the publication of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rolling in 1997.

The exhibit became instantly popular in the U.K. and went on an international tour to New York and elsewhere around the world, and now coming to Tokyo after Kobe in Japan.

It consists of 10 chapters in line with the curriculum of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where Harry studied.

The visitors will start their journey with the Hogwarts Express painted by Jim Kay and make stops at halls featuring magical subjects such as “Potions”, “Alchemy” and “Astronomy”.

From the British Library archives, records and drawings on such subjects, mostly from medieval Europe when people confounded science and magic, are on view.

The star attractions include Leonardo da Vinci’s manuscripts; and also original handwritten manuscripts and sketches by J.K. Rolling, to be shown for the first time in Japan.

10 Chapters of “Harry Potter: A History of Magic”

◆ Chapter 1: The Journey

ジム・ケイ
《『ハリー・ポッターと賢者の石』の9と3/4番線の習作》　
ブルームズベリー社蔵
©Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2015

◆ Chapter 2: Potions

ヤコブ・マイデンバッハ
『健康の庭』　
1491年　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

◆ Chapter 3: Alchemy

ジェームズ・スタンディッシュ
『リプリー・スクロール』（部分）　
16世紀　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

R.アブラハム・エレアツァール
『太古の化学作業』　
1735年　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

◆ Chapter 4: Herbology

「薬草書」　
15世紀　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

◆ Chapter 5: Charms

J.K.ローリング
《ダイアゴン横丁の入り口のスケッチ》　
1990年　
J.K.ローリング蔵
©J.K.Rowling

クイントゥス・セレヌス・サンモニクス
『医学の書』　
13世紀　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

◆ Chapter 6: Astronomy

レオナルド・ダ・ヴィンチ
「天体にまつわるメモとスケッチ」　
1506-1508年頃　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

◆ Chapter 7: Divination

『古代エジプト占い師最後の遺産』　
1775年　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

◆ Chapter 8: Defence Against the Dark Arts

『エチオピアの魔術書』　
1750年　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

◆ Chapter 9: Care of Magical Creatures

マヌエル・フィレス
『動物の性質について』　
16世紀　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

『動物誌』　
1595年　
大英図書館蔵
©British Library Board

◆ Chapter 10: Past, Present, Future