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The Great Ocean Voyage: Vaka Moana and Island Life Today
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Minpaku staff members introduce materials in the exhibitions, Vaka Moana and Island Life Today
(see also our exhibition book ‘Oceania’)  |
Opening Reception: Wednesday, 12th September
Workshops
Model canoe workshop: October 13 (Saturday), 27 (Saturday) Life in Oceania: Question and answer: November 3 (Saturday) Oceanic voyaging (board game): November 4 (Sunday), 18 (Sunday), December 2 (Sunday) Oceanic string games: November 4 (Sunday), 18 (Sunday), December 2 (Sunday) Moai carving workshop: November 25 (Sunday) |
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| September | |
| 13 (Thu) | Opening of the Special Exhibit |
| 15 (Sat) |
 13:00 - 15:00 (Doors open at 13:00)Minpaku Seminar No. 353, Flying Canoes and Sinking Ships: Introducing “Vaka Moana and Island Life Today” Peter J. MATTHEWS (Associate Professor of Minpaku) Location: Auditorium The Quota: 450 (In order of receipt) Fee: Free (For seeing the exhibit, admission charge is required.) Inquiry: 06-6876-2151 16:00 - 16:30Kapa Haka Performance by Ngā Hau e Whā Location: Special Exhibition Room |
| 16 (Sun) |
13:30 - 15:00 Lecture, Kapa Haka: Traditional Performing Art of the Maori Peter J. MATTHEWS (Associate Professor of Minpaku) Location: Auditorium 15:30 - 16:30Minpaku Weekend Salon, How to read “The Great Ocean Voyage” HAYASHI Isao (Associate Professor of Minpaku) Location: Main Exhibition Hall Admission ticket for the museum is required 16:00 - 16:30Kapa Haka Performance by Ngā Hau e Whā Location: Special Exhibition Room |
| 17 (Mon) |
Admission free day10:30 - 11:00 Kapa Haka Performance by Ngā Hau e Whā Location: Special Exhibition Room 11:00- / 13:00- / 14:00- / 15:00-Origami Class Location: Entrance Hall |
| 22 (Sat) |
13:30- International Symposium, The Great Navigators in the Pacific Location: Auditorium 14:00 - 15:00Pandanus Talk Peter J. MATTHEWS (Associate Professor of Minpaku) Location: Second floor of the Special Exhibition Hall |
| 23 (Sun) |
10:00- International Symposium, The Great Navigators in the Pacific Location: Auditorium |
| 24 (Mon) |
14:30 - 15:30 Minpaku Weekend Salon, Ethnology of Shells IIDA Taku (Assistant Professor of Minpaku) Location: Main Exhibition Hall Admission ticket for the museum is required |
| October | |
| 7 (Sun) |
14:00 - 15:00 Pandanus Talk Peter J. MATTHEWS (Associate Professor of Minpaku) Location: Second floor of the Special Exhibition Hall |
| 8 (Mon) |
14:00 - 15:00 Pandanus Talk Peter J. MATTHEWS (Associate Professor of Minpaku) Location: Second floor of Special Exhibition Hall |
| 13 (Sat) |
11:00 - 16:00 Workshop: Model canoe workshop |
| 20 (Sat) |
13:30 - 15:00 (Doors open at 13:00) Minpaku Seminar No. 354 Island People Today: From Easter Island to Madagascar TOYODA Yukio(Professor of Rikkyo University) KUWAHARA Makiko (Associate professor of Kinjyo Gakuin University) INTOH Michiko (Professor of Minpaku) SHIRAKAWA Chihiro (Associate Professor of Minpaku) IIDA Taku (Assistant Professor of Minpaku) Location: Auditorium Audience limit: 450 (First come, first served basis) Fee: Free Inquiry: 06-6876-2151 |
| 21 (Sun) |
14:30 - 15:30 Minpaku Weekend Salon Making the Special Exhibition, “The Great Ocean Voyage” SHIRAKAWA Chihiro (Associate Professor of Minpaku) Location: Special Exhibition Hall Admission fee for the special exhibition is required |
| 27 (Sat) |
11:00 - 16:00 Workshop: Model canoe workshop by MMP |
| 28 (Sun) |
13:00 - 15:00 (Doors open at 13:00) Minpaku Film Show, “The Whale Rider” (New Zealand movie) Location: Auditorium Audience limit: 450 (First come, first served basis) Fee: Free Inquiry: 06-6876-2151 |
| November | |
| 3 (Sat) |
Admission free day 10:00 - 16:00 Life in Oceania: Question and Answer by MMP Location: Permanent Exhibitions (Oceania) 11:00 - 11:30, 13:30 - 14:10Hawaiian Hula by Hālau Hula o Makana Aloha Location: Exhibition Hall |
| 4 (Sun) |
10:30-, 14:30- Oceanic Voyaging (Board game) by MMP Location: Second floor of the Special Exhibition Hall 12:00-, 13:30-Oceanic String Games by MMP Location: Second floor of the Special Exhibition Hall 13:00 - 16:00 (Doors open at 13:00)Minpaku Film Show, “Kula: Argonauts of the Western Pacific” Location: Auditorium Audience limit: 450 (First come, first served basis) Fee: Free Inquiry: 06-6876-2151 |
| 17 (Sat) | Admission free day |
| 18 (Sun) |
Admission free day 10:30-, 14:30- Oceanic Voyaging (Board game) by MMP Location: Second floor of the Special Exhibition Hall 12:00-, 13:30-Oceanic String Games by MMP Location: Second floor of the Special Exhibition Hall |
| 23 (Fri) |
11:30-11:45, 13:30 - 13:45 Kid’s Kapa Haka with Osaka YMCA International School Kapa Haka group Location: Special Exhibition Hall |
| 25 (Sun) |
11:00 - 16:30 Moai Carving Workshop |
| December | |
| 2 (Sun) |
10:30-, 14:30- Oceanic Voyaging (Board game) by MMP Location: Second floor of the Special Exhibition Hall 12:00-, 13:30-Oceanic String Games by MMP Location: Second floor of the Special Exhibition Hall 14:30 - 15:30Minpaku Weekend Salon, Mysteries of the Lapita Pottery INTOH Michiko (Professor of Minpaku) Location: Special Exhibition Hall Admission fee for the Special Exhibition is required |
| 11 (Tue) | Closing of the Special Exhibition |
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Period: Thursday, 13th Sept. - Tuesday, 11th Dec.
Admission Charges: Adults ¥1,000 (¥700) / Students of Senior High School or College ¥530 (¥300) / Children (Elementary and Junior High School) ¥300 (¥150)
The price in parentheses is per individual in a group of 20 people or more.
Visitors in the following categories qualify for a discounted admission charge (Documentation is required)
(1) Students who use the Museum as part of their course work. Conditions apply; please submit a syllabus or curriculum as evidence.
(2) Repeat visitors: Those who have visited the Museum within the previous three months. A ticket used in the last three months is required.
(3) Visitors aged 65 and over. Please present a document that shows your age.
Admission for the permanent exhibition is included for these tickets.
Admission is free every Saturday for primary school, junior high school, and senior high school students.
Admission is free for everybody on Sep 17, Nov 3, Nov 17 and Nov 18, 2007.
Business hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Entry is permitted until 4:30 p.m.
Closing Day: Wednesday
Telephone enquiries: 06-6876-2151 (9:00a.m. - 5:30p.m.)
Admission Charges: Adults ¥1,000 (¥700) / Students of Senior High School or College ¥530 (¥300) / Children (Elementary and Junior High School) ¥300 (¥150)
The price in parentheses is per individual in a group of 20 people or more.
Visitors in the following categories qualify for a discounted admission charge (Documentation is required)
(1) Students who use the Museum as part of their course work. Conditions apply; please submit a syllabus or curriculum as evidence.
(2) Repeat visitors: Those who have visited the Museum within the previous three months. A ticket used in the last three months is required.
(3) Visitors aged 65 and over. Please present a document that shows your age.
Admission for the permanent exhibition is included for these tickets.
Admission is free every Saturday for primary school, junior high school, and senior high school students.
Admission is free for everybody on Sep 17, Nov 3, Nov 17 and Nov 18, 2007.
Business hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Entry is permitted until 4:30 p.m.
Closing Day: Wednesday
Telephone enquiries: 06-6876-2151 (9:00a.m. - 5:30p.m.)