Regnum Imaginarium - Realm of the Marvelous and Uncanny

Fukuoka City Museum

Finished

In Europe and the Middle East, such mysterious but possibly real "wonders" as dog-headed people and unicorns have been passed on as a form of knowledge related to nature. In East Asia, "kaii" was created by the mind's attempt to explain unusual and bizarre phenomena and objects.

This exhibition introduced the diversity of creatures of the world's imagination through approximately 350 paintings, books, sculptures, and ritual implements related to mermaids, dragons, kappa, tengu, lions, and other wonders and monsters believed to exist on the boundary between this world and another, held in the collections of the National Museum of Ethnology and other locations in Kyushu. The exhibition also explores the source of the power of human imagination and creativity, focusing on the workings of human psychology and thought, and the nature of representation.

Schedule

Mar 11 (Sat) 2023-May 14 (Sun) 2023

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-17:30
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays. (12/28-1/4)

Fee

Adults ¥1600, High School and Junior High School Students ¥1200, Elementary School Students ¥800, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.

Website

https://www.minpaku.ac.jp/ai1ec_event/40506

Venue

Fukuoka City Museum
http://museum.city.fukuoka.jp/en/

Location

3-1-1 Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 814-0001

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Access

13 minute walk from exit 1 at Nishijin Station on the Kuko subway line; From Tenjin Station on the Kuko subway line, take the bus and get off at Hakubutsukan Kitaguchi. The venue is 4 minute walk from there. From JR Hakata Station, take the bus and get off at Hakubutsukan Kitaguchi. The venue is 4 minute walk from there.

Phone

092-845-5011

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