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The Collection of the National Museum of Ethnology : Shell Road
About the Exhibition
From ancient times, shells have passed into the hands of all kinds of people all over the world and shellwork has been devised as an original culture. Shell beads have been excavated from approximately 100,000 year-old ruins, suggesting that by stringing shells on a cord, social authority was demonstrated and by decorating ritual or incantatory costumes and masks with shells, people identified further value in shells beyond a simple tool. Introduced in this exhibition are approximately 160 examples of African, Asian and Oceanian, shellwork from the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology. We hope that while discovering the richness of their forms, you will be able to understand their social backgrounds or the cultures of everyday life and reconsider how our relationship with shells has been fostered.
Information
- Venue
- HAYAMA, Galleries 2 and 3
- Period
- June 23 - September 2, 2018
- Closed
- Mondays (except for July 16)
- Opening hours
- 9:30-17:00 (Last admission at 16:30)
- Admissions
- Adults: 1200 yen (1100 yen)
Under 20 or Students: 1050 yen (950 yen)
65 and over: 600 yen
High School Students: 100 yen
Junior High School Students and under: Free
＊Prices in ( ) indicate group (over 19 persons) discount tickets.
＊Tickets of "Shell Road" exhibition also entitles to entry "From Museum Collection: Is Painting Still?" on the day of purchase.
＊A person with disabilities and one accompanying caretaker are admitted free of charge upon presenting Disabled Person's Handbook or an equivalent government-issued identification.
＊"Family Communication Day" offers a discount for all group (under 65) accompanying children under 18 on the first Sunday of every month.
Works
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Breast Ornament Papua New Guinea, Sisimin(?)
Collection of National Museum of Ethnology
Related Events
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Guest Talk
IKEYA Kazunobu, professor of National Museum of Ethnology and professor of The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, will talk about Shell Road in the auditorium.
Place Auditorium Date Saturday, August 4 Time 14:00-15:30 * 70 seets on a first-come-first-served basis
* Free of charge
* Available only in Japanese -
Director's Talk
MIZUSAWA Tsutomu, director of The Museum of Modern Art, will talk about the exhibitions "Shell Road" and "From Museum Collection: Is Painting still?"
Place Galleries 1-3 Date Saturday, June 23 Time 14:00-15:00 * Available in Japanese only.
* FNo bookings needed.
* Free of charge with exhibition ticket
* Available only in Japanese -
Curator's Talk
Exhibition curator will talk about the exhibition "Shell Road".
Place Galleries 2 and 3 Date Saturday, July 14 / Saturday, September 1 Time 14:30-15:00 * No bookings needed.
* Free of charge with exhibition ticket
* Available only in Japanese -
Curator's Talk for Children
Exhibition curator will talk about the exhibition for children.
Place Galleries 2 and 3 Date Friday, August 24 Time 14:30-15:00 * For children under 19. A guardian is required for children under 13.
* No bookings needed
* Free of charge with exhibition ticket
* Available only in Japanese
Collaboration with Hayama Shiosai Museum
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Let's observe the sea creatures
Lecturer KURAMOCHI Takuji, curator of Hayama Shiosai Museum Place Isshiki beach The meeting Place Entrance hall of The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama Date Sunday, July 1 Time 10:00-12:00 * A guardian is required for children under 13.
* Free of charge with exhibition ticket
* Available only in Japanese
* In the case of rainy weather, event will be cancelled. -
Tour to go the Museum of Modern Art, Hayama and Hayama Shiosai Museum
The meeting Place Entrance hall of The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama Date Sunday, June 24 / Saturday, August 18 Time 14:00-15:30 * No bookings needed
* A guardian is required for children under 13 years old.
* Free of charge with the ticket for the exhibition "Shell Road" and admission fee for Hayama Shiosai Park is needed
* Available only in Japanese
Summer Gift for Children: Natsu no Tane / SEEdS: Summer Enjoyment and Education Set
The renamed of the annual educational dissemination program "Wakuwaku-Yuttari Goods" during the summer vacation is renamed.
Every summer, we have wonderful gift for children under the age of 19. This summer, we provide children with made the totebag relating to the "Shell Road" exhibition. It makes summer museum more fun!
- Place
- The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama
- Age
- Under 19
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