Special Exhibition “Aves Japonicae <11> –Are Crows black?”
Details
| Type | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / Elementary school students / Junior high school students / High school students / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | July 19, 2025 — October 19, 2025 |
| Location | Other campuses/off-campus |
| Venue | Intermediatheque 3F [GREY CUBE] JP Tower Museum INTERMEDIATHEQUE Address: KITTE 2F-3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo JAPAN Access: JR lines and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Tokyo Station (Marunouchi South Exit). Nijubashimae Station (Exit 4) on the Chiyoda Line (about 2 minutes on foot) |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | No advance registration required |
| Contact | +81-47-316-2772 / From Japan: 050-5541-8600 (NTT Hello Dial Service) |
Special Exhibition “Aves Japonicae <11> –Are Crows black?”
2025-07-19
●Main Features of the Exhibition
- Drawings of birds and the corresponding specimens shown side by side.
- Providing an opportunity to observe details of Crows, that we tend to overlook.
- Present other Corvid birds, such as the Eurasian Jay. Jays are thought to have originated in Japan.
●Overview of the Exhibition
Crows are familiar birds to Japanese people, and they have often been used as a motif in Japanese paintings.
This exhibition features Kawabe Kakyo’s “Sketches of birds,” Vol. 19, “The Crow.” Many of the crows drawn here are deliberately colorless, and each feather is depicted with line drawings. At first glance, these paintings do not look like crows. However, if you look at them not in terms of color, but as objects that consist of overlapping feathers, the crows appear exactly like this.
It will be the same in crows as living creatures. Although they are close to us, we rarely have the opportunity to closely observe crows, rather tending to avoid them. In this exhibition, we will exhibit taxidermies and Japanese paintings side by side, which allow you to observe the realistic appearance of crows in detail, rather than the vague image of a “black bird.”
We will also take this opportunity to introduce other Crow family species. Recent research has pointed out that the Lidth’s Jay in the Amami Islands of Japan may be the ancestor of the Jay. Japan may be one of the original habitats of the Crow family, which spread from Oceania to Eurasia.
●Key Information
Title: Special Exhibition “Aves Japonicae <11> – Are Crows black?”
Dates: July 19 – October 19, 2025
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 18:00 (open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) *Opening hours may change.
Closed: Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday; however, the museum is open on August 12 and 18) and September 1 – 8. May close irregularly.
Venue: Intermediatheque 3F [STUDIOLO]
Admission: Free of charge
Organizer: The University Museum, 500彩票网 (UMUT)
Address: KITTE 2-3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
Access: JR lines and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Tokyo Station (Marunouchi South Exit). Nijubashimae Station (Exit 4) on the Chiyoda Line (about 2 minutes on foot).
●颁辞苍迟补肠迟
+81-47-316-2772 (NTT Hello Dial Service)
From Japan: 050-5541-8600 (NTT Hello Dial Service)
2025-07-19
●Main Features of the Exhibition
- Drawings of birds and the corresponding specimens shown side by side.
- Providing an opportunity to observe details of Crows, that we tend to overlook.
- Present other Corvid birds, such as the Eurasian Jay. Jays are thought to have originated in Japan.
●Overview of the Exhibition
Crows are familiar birds to Japanese people, and they have often been used as a motif in Japanese paintings.
This exhibition features Kawabe Kakyo’s “Sketches of birds,” Vol. 19, “The Crow.” Many of the crows drawn here are deliberately colorless, and each feather is depicted with line drawings. At first glance, these paintings do not look like crows. However, if you look at them not in terms of color, but as objects that consist of overlapping feathers, the crows appear exactly like this.
It will be the same in crows as living creatures. Although they are close to us, we rarely have the opportunity to closely observe crows, rather tending to avoid them. In this exhibition, we will exhibit taxidermies and Japanese paintings side by side, which allow you to observe the realistic appearance of crows in detail, rather than the vague image of a “black bird.”
We will also take this opportunity to introduce other Crow family species. Recent research has pointed out that the Lidth’s Jay in the Amami Islands of Japan may be the ancestor of the Jay. Japan may be one of the original habitats of the Crow family, which spread from Oceania to Eurasia.
●Key Information
Title: Special Exhibition “Aves Japonicae <11> – Are Crows black?”
Dates: July 19 – October 19, 2025
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 18:00 (open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) *Opening hours may change.
Closed: Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday; however, the museum is open on August 12 and 18) and September 1 – 8. May close irregularly.
Venue: Intermediatheque 3F [STUDIOLO]
Admission: Free of charge
Organizer: The University Museum, 500彩票网 (UMUT)
Address: KITTE 2-3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
Access: JR lines and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Tokyo Station (Marunouchi South Exit). Nijubashimae Station (Exit 4) on the Chiyoda Line (about 2 minutes on foot).
●颁辞苍迟补肠迟
+81-47-316-2772 (NTT Hello Dial Service)
From Japan: 050-5541-8600 (NTT Hello Dial Service)
