{"id":3976,"date":"2026-06-19T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainu-upopoy.go.jp\/en\/?post_type=event_post&p=3976"},"modified":"2026-06-19T17:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:20:34","slug":"11th-special-exhibition-the-ainu-and-the-expositions-150years-of-experience","status":"publish","type":"event_post","link":"https:\/\/ainu-upopoy.go.jp\/en\/event\/11th-special-exhibition-the-ainu-and-the-expositions-150years-of-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"11th Special Exhibition \u201cThe Ainu and the Expositions:150years of experience\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Co-organized by the National Ainu Museum and the National Museum of Japanese History <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition Period
National Ainu Museum:
Saturday, June 20 \u2013 Sunday, August 23
National Museum of Japanese History:
Tuesday, October 6 \u2013 Sunday, November 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This exhibition introduces how the Ainu people have been involved in expositions over approximately 150 years, from the first display of Ainu materials at the Yushima Seid\u014d Exposition in 1872 to Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai. Ainu displays at numerous expositions held in Japan since the Meiji period, as well as at overseas expositions, have often been remembered as part of a painful history. However, as the years passed, some people came to participate more actively and independently in these events, and the nature of expositions themselves also changed. This exhibition focuses on the \u201cvoices\u201d of individuals connected with expositions and seeks to explore what expositions meant to each of them, carefully unraveling their joys and sorrows, experiences and memories, the social conditions of each period, and the gazes and dynamics shaped by a sense of superiority or discrimination by those involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 1. From the Early Display of Ainu Crafts to Expositions
Chapter 2. The Participation of the Ainu People
Chapter 3. The Era of Presenting Ainu Culture
Chapter 4. The Future of the Ainu People and Expositions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dates<\/strong>
June 20, 2026 \u2013 August 23, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue<\/strong>
National Ainu Museum 2F
Special Exhibition Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closed<\/strong>
Mondays *Note: The museum will be open on June 22, July 20, July 27, and August 10, but will be closed on Tuesday, July 21(Tue).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening hours<\/strong>
Opening hours follow those of UPOPOY (National Ainu Museum and Park).
For details, please refer to the UPOPOY website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission<\/strong>
Entry to the museum is included with admission to UPOPOY National Ainu Museum and Park.
For more information, see the Admission Fees section on the UPOPOY website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by<\/strong>
National Ainu Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Institutes for the Humanities, National Museum of Japanese History<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ainu Association of Hokkaido<\/p>\n\n\n\n