[National Ainu Museum] Visitors exceed 50,000! Commemorative ceremony held to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the museum’s opening: Vienna World Exposition and the Ainu Collection

The number of visitors to the National Ainu Museum's 10th special exhibition, "Celebrating the Museum's 5th Anniversary: The Vienna World Exposition and the Ainu Collection" (held from July 5th (Sat) to November 16th (Sun)), has exceeded 50,000 . To commemorate this, the venue presented a commemorative gift to the 50,000th visitor.

The 50,000th visitor was Toshimitsu and his son, who came from Sapporo, Hokkaido. They commented on the exhibition, saying, "It was a wonderful exhibition." As a commemorative gift, they were presented with a catalogue and original exhibition goods. The exhibition will run until Sunday, November 16th. Please take this opportunity to visit the museum.

About the Exhibition

The 10th special exhibition, "Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Museum's Opening: The Vienna World Exposition and the Ainu Collection," displays the Ainu collection from Berlin, Germany, which has returned to Hokkaido for the first time in approximately 150 years. Starting from the Vienna World Exposition, which was a symbol of modernization and internationalization for Japan, the exhibition introduces the formation of the Ainu collection and its historical background. Visitors have commented, "I think it's a valuable opportunity to see items that have been kept overseas," and "I was able to understand the atmosphere and events at the time of the Vienna World Exposition."

The museum shop also has a corner selling original goods related to the exhibits. Please come and visit us during your Silver Week trip.

■Exhibition website

https://nam.go.jp/exhibition/floor2/special/vienna2025/

Scene from the venue

Event Overview

■ Exhibition name

10th Special Exhibition "5th Anniversary of the Opening: Vienna World Exposition and the Ainu Collection"

■ Venue

National Ainu Museum Special Exhibition Room (2-3-1 Wakakusacho, Shiraoi-cho, Shiraoi-gun, Hokkaido)

■Date

First period: July 5th (Sat) – August 31st (Sun) 2025 (58 days)

Second period: Saturday, September 13th, 2025 to Sunday, November 16th, 2025 (65 days)

Closed: Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday is a public holiday)

*Open on September 16th (Tue) and September 22nd (Mon), closed on September 24th (Wed)

■ Organizers, sponsors, special supporters, and cooperation

Organized by: National Ainu Museum

Supported by: Ainu Association of Hokkaido, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Embassy of Austria

Special cooperation: Tokyo National Museum

Cooperation: Berlin State Museums, Ethnological Museum, Nara National Museum, Ishikawa Prefectural Kutani Ware Museum, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History, Hokkaido Prefectural Archives, Ama City Shippo-yaki Art Village, Ebetsu City Board of Education, Hakodate City Museum, Tomakomai City Museum of Art, Fukuoka City Museum, Traditional Crafts Industry Promotion Association, Nishijin Textile Museum, Shibusawa Historical Museum, Hokkaido University Library, Arita Porcelain Park, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., Nakanishi Publishing Co., Ltd., Huis Ten Bosch Museum of Art, Tadaaki Sekiguchi (President of the Japanese Society of Japanese Philobold)

■ Admission fee: Special exhibition admission free

*Admission to the National Ainu Museum requires the admission fee of Upopoy.