New Year’s Celebration

2 – 31 January 2021
The Tokyo National Museum

 

The Tokyo National Museum will host the annual event to ring in the new year with art works and traditional performing arts.

Advance reservation required for this year

An online reservation is required for admission (see the official website for details).

「博物館に初もうで」ポスタービジュアル

Highlights of New Year’s Celebration 2021

The national museum’s New Year’s celebration, held for the 18th time this time, will honour the “ox”, the zodiac animal for 2021.

Among the displays chosen from the museum’s collection are precious works designated as “National treasures”. Art objects and sculptures with auspicious motifs suitable for New Year will also be in view.

And of course, find a number of works featuring the ox or the cow at the national museum.

袱紗 淡紅繻子地騎牛笛吹童子図
江戸時代・18～19世紀　
アンリー夫人寄贈
1月2日(土)～31日(日) 本館特別2室

【重要文化財】駿牛図断簡
鎌倉時代・13世紀
1月2日(土)～31日(日) 本館特別2室

水牛水滴
江戸時代・17～18世紀
1月2日(土)～31日(日) 本館特別2室

New Year events 2021

To celebrate New Year, the museum’s main hall will be decorated with splendid ikebana floral works, from 2 to 11 January.

In addition, on 2 and 3 January, Japanese traditional performing arts will be staged in the front yard of the Heiseikan, one of the museum’s main buildings (possibility of cancellation or alteration in case of rain).　CANCELLED