The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Past "Special Lectures and Performances"

アイヌ音楽ライブ　トンコリ×ウポポ
アイヌ音楽ライブ　トンコリ×ウポポ
October 16, 2011
Kapa Haka: The Maori Performing Arts with Ngā Hau E Whā
Kapa Haka: The Maori Performing Arts with Ngā Hau E Whā
August 6, 2011
Kava Ceremony and Creation Story from Fiji
Kava Ceremony and Creation Story from Fiji
July 30, 2011
Learn the hula, dance the hula
Learn the hula, dance the hula
July 23, 2011
Steppe in the Heart: A Mongolian Concert
Steppe in the Heart: A Mongolian Concert
May 5, 2011
Workshop and Performance Beat Connections: Africa and Contemporary Music with the Ochi Brothers
Workshop and Performance Beat Connections: Africa and Contemporary Music with the Ochi Brothers
November 23, 2010
The Power to Move You: Osaka Naniwa Taiko Drums
The Power to Move You: Osaka Naniwa Taiko Drums
August 28, 2010
Sralai and 'Taepyeongso': Oboe Music from Cambodia and South Korea
Sralai and 'Taepyeongso': Oboe Music from Cambodia and South Korea
August 14, 2010
Guitar and Song in Batak, Indonesia
Guitar and Song in Batak, Indonesia
August 13, 2010
Investigating the Delights of India: Folk Music in 'Rajasthan'
Investigating the Delights of India: Folk Music in 'Rajasthan'
August 1, 2010
Gamelan Penetrating
Gamelan Penetrating
July 11, 2010
Transylvanian Music and Dance
Transylvanian Music and Dance
June 27, 2010
Understanding 'Kyōgen', Japanese traditional comedy: costumes and performance
Understanding 'Kyōgen', Japanese traditional comedy: costumes and performance
May 9, 2010
Chinese Dragons and Lions Dancing in Japan: Succession and Dissemination of Culture Observed in Chinatown
Chinese Dragons and Lions Dancing in Japan: Succession and Dissemination of Culture Observed in Chinatown
April 18, 2010
Fragrance of Arab-Andalusian court music: The graceful voice of Amina Alaoui, <Flower of Morocco>
Fragrance of Arab-Andalusian court music: The graceful voice of Amina Alaoui, <Flower of Morocco>
March 22, 2010
Throat singing of Tuva, South Siberia
Throat singing of Tuva, South Siberia
October 11, 2009
Understanding Korean Culture through Korea’s Traditional Music Pansori
Understanding Korean Culture through Korea’s Traditional Music Pansori
September 27, 2009
African Percussion: The Sound of the Sabar in Senegal
African Percussion: The Sound of the Sabar in Senegal
August 22, 2009
Related to the Thematic exhibition, “Bön Deities in Tibet” and the related, “Exploring the Essence of the Bön Religion”
Related to the Thematic exhibition, “Bön Deities in Tibet” and the related, “Exploring the Essence of the Bön Religion”
April 26, 2009
Echos from the Land: Folk Music from Rajasthan, India
Echos from the Land: Folk Music from Rajasthan, India
February 28, 2009
Musical Living Treasures: Singing the Past into the Present
Musical Living Treasures: Singing the Past into the Present
May 11, 2008
Heartfelt Melodies of the Dai: Traditional Songs, Dances and Instruments from Dehong, Yunnan
Heartfelt Melodies of the Dai: Traditional Songs, Dances and Instruments from Dehong, Yunnan
May 10, 2008
Sounds of a Hundred Colors: The 'Sarangi' from North India
Sounds of a Hundred Colors: The 'Sarangi' from North India
October 8, 2007
'Kapa Haka': Maori Action and Song by Ngā Hau E Whā
'Kapa Haka': Maori Action and Song by Ngā Hau E Whā
September 16, 2007
The Traditional 'Gotipua' Dance in Orissa, East India
The Traditional 'Gotipua' Dance in Orissa, East India
July 29, 2007
Harmattan from Guinea: The Heritage of African Music and Dance
Harmattan from Guinea: The Heritage of African Music and Dance
July 14, 2007
South American Baroque Music
South American Baroque Music
November 5, 2006
Heavenly Birds: 'Nora' Dances from Southern Thailand
Heavenly Birds: 'Nora' Dances from Southern Thailand
October 22, 2006
Fashion Show of African Print Textiles
Fashion Show of African Print Textiles
September 23, 2006
White Cockatoo Alive: Aboriginal Performing Group from Arnhem Land
White Cockatoo Alive: Aboriginal Performing Group from Arnhem Land
June 4, 2006
'Mangala Isai' “Ritual Music of South India”
'Mangala Isai' “Ritual Music of South India”
September 10, 2005
Ensemble “ENE-SAI”
Ensemble “ENE-SAI”
July 17, 2005
Strange Kinoko Dance Company “Life on Dance? Dance On Mars?”
Strange Kinoko Dance Company “Life on Dance? Dance On Mars?”
May 3, 2005
Music of the Arabian Nights
Music of the Arabian Nights
September 23, 2004
Guinean Music and Dance
Guinean Music and Dance
August 1, 2004
'Aion a Ganding': Harmonizing with Music
'Aion a Ganding': Harmonizing with Music
October 26, 2003
Wayang Golek: Traditional Puppet Play of West Java
Wayang Golek: Traditional Puppet Play of West Java
October 13, 2003
Music and Dance by the Mali National Dance Troupe
Music and Dance by the Mali National Dance Troupe
August 3, 2003
Wind: New direction for Chinese Zheng
Wind: New direction for Chinese Zheng
February 16, 2003
Sounds of Afghanistan
Sounds of Afghanistan
September 1, 2002
Mask Dance Drama of Korea
Mask Dance Drama of Korea
May 19, 2002
'Ketuk Tilu': West Javanese Folk Dance
'Ketuk Tilu': West Javanese Folk Dance
October 25, 2001
Throat-Singing of Tuva, South Siberia: Khuumei and the Folk Music
Throat-Singing of Tuva, South Siberia: Khuumei and the Folk Music
September 23, 2001
Elegance in Tranquility: Nanguan Music from Taiwan
Elegance in Tranquility: Nanguan Music from Taiwan
May 26, 2001
The Zimbabwe Community Theatre
The Zimbabwe Community Theatre
October 9, 2000
Dances from the Khmer Court
Dances from the Khmer Court
August 5, 2000
BP Zoom (a French clown's duo)
BP Zoom (a French clown's duo)
April 30, 2000
Digi Live in Minpaku
Digi Live in Minpaku
December 12, 1999
Eisa: Drumming Okinawan Identity in Osaka
Eisa: Drumming Okinawan Identity in Osaka
November 7, 1999
Musicians Wearing Sombreros: Mariachi and Folk Dances
Musicians Wearing Sombreros: Mariachi and Folk Dances
October 9, 1999
Ainu Legends and Oral Tradition
Ainu Legends and Oral Tradition
June 20, 1999
Nishiki-kagee: Magic Lanterns of the Edo Period
Nishiki-kagee: Magic Lanterns of the Edo Period
February 27, 1999
Current and planned Special Lectures and Performances