Current Exhibitions and Today's Events

Exhibition from the Permanent Collection

Masterpieces of Buddhist Art

April 22, 2023（Sat）–June 4, 2023（Sun）

VenueThe West Wing, Nara National Museum

“Masterpieces of Buddhist Art” showcases works from our Permanent Collection. This exhibition runs from Saturday, April 22nd, to Sunday, June 4th, 2023 in the West Wing of Nara National Museum.
The Exhibition from the Permanent Collection in the West Wing separately displays paintings, writings, decorative arts, and archeological works.

Exhibition from the Permanent Collection

Masterpieces of Buddhist Sculpture

March 21, 2023（Tues）–

HolidaysThe museum is closed on Mondays. In the case of a national holiday, the museum remains open on Monday and closes the following day (or the day after the last day of consecutive holidays).
The museum is also closed from December 28th through January 1st.

Museum Hours9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
(Museum hours are sometimes extended; this varies by season and occasion.)
Last entry is thirty minutes before closing.

VenueThe Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall

One can experience Japanese Buddhist sculpture dating from the Asuka period (592–710) to the Kamakura period (1185–1333) at the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall, in addition to Buddhist images from China, the Korean peninsula, and other regions where Buddhism has flourished.

Exhibition from the Permanent Collection

Special Unveiling　The Guardians of the Kinpusenji Temple Gate

February 23, 2021（Tues）–

HolidaysThe museum is closed on Mondays. In the case of a national holiday, the museum remains open on Monday and closes the following day (or the day after the last day of consecutive holidays). The museum is also closed from December 28th (Tues) through January 1st (Sat).

Museum Hours9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
(Museum hours are sometimes extended; this varies by season and occasion.)
Last entry is thirty minutes before closing.

VenueNara Buddhist Sculpture Hall

Exhibition from the Permanent Collection

Chinese Ancient Ritual Bronzes

February 23, 2021（Tues）–

HolidaysThe museum is closed on Mondays. In the case of a national holiday, the museum remains open on Monday and closes the following day (or the day after the last day of consecutive holidays). The museum is also closed from December 28th through January 1st.

Museum Hours9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
(Museum hours are sometimes extended; this varies by season and occasion.)
Last entry is thirty minutes before closing.

VenueRitual Bronzes Gallery

Chinese ritual bronzes from thousands of years ago are on display in this gallery in the museum’s original building. The bronzes range in date from the Shang dynasty (Yin dynasty; 17th c.–11th c. BCE) to the Han dynasty (Western Han, Xin, and Eastern Han; 206 BCE–220 CE), and they are arranged to offer a sense of their developments and evolution.