Loan of Traveling Exhibits
What is the Loan of Traveling Exhibits?
The National Museum of Nature and Science offers loans of traveling exhibits it has created so they can be utilized by museums and other institutions across Japan. If you are a representative of a museum or related institution wishing to borrow an exhibit,
please refer to the “Procedural Documents.”
Types of Exhibits and Loans
Exhibit Loan Applications OpenNEW
Creepy-cute and amazing! The World of Boneless Sea Creatures
We will introduce boneless sea creatures that surpass our imagination, showcasing their amazing, cute, and fascinating ecology.
This exhibition presents boneless sea creatures that surpass our imagination, showcasing their amazing, cute, and fascinating ecology.
When you think of “animals,” many people probably imagine creatures with bones, that is, vertebrates, including us humans. However, when we look at the animal kingdom as a whole, vertebrates are just a small part, and the vast majority of animals are
boneless invertebrates. In particular, the oceans are home to a wide variety of boneless animals, creating a fascinating and unique world.
Exhibition Overview
| Exhibition Layout |
A1 panels (14 items), A2 panels (3 items), videos (3 items), and three-dimensional exhibits including specimens (20 items).
*Please note that panels and videos will be provided as data. If you wish to borrow equipment such as printed panels or monitors, please contact the person in charge. *The numbers above indicate the maximum quantity for each item. *The panels and related exhibits in Chapter 2 can be adjusted in number and combination. |
| Exhibition Area |
Approx. 100 to 130 m² (for reference) |
| Loan Period | About one month per facility |
| Required Costs | Required Costs Transportation costs, movable property insurance, panel printing and production, and other promotional material production costs |
| Transportation | 2 boxes of foldable containers (650 × 440 × 340 mm)
*If you wish to borrow equipment such as panels or monitors, an additional 1 to 4 boxes can be provided. Please arrange for round-trip transportation of the items. The shipping cost varies depending on the transportation distance, so please contact the carrier you arrange for details. |
Exhibit Contents
◼️Panels (A2 and A1 sizes): 17 items *Data provided
◼️Video materials: 3 items *Data provided
◼️Specimen exhibits: 20 items
This traveling exhibition was produced with the support of the Museum of Maritime Science’s “Marine Learning Museum Support.”（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）
Exhibit Loan Applications Open
Supported by the Museum: Conservation of Japan’s Biodiversity
This exhibition explains biodiversity and, using photos, specimens, and videos, introduces the museum’s approaches to conserving it.
This exhibition explains biodiversity and, using photos, specimens, and videos, introduces the museum’s approaches to conserving it.
The Japanese archipelago is one of the regions in the world with exceptionally high biodiversity, home to many species that cannot be found elsewhere.
This exhibition explains biodiversity and, using photos, specimens, and videos, introduces the museum’s approaches to conserving it.
This exhibition explains biodiversity and, using photos, specimens, and videos, introduces the museum’s approaches to conserving it.
Exhibition Overview
| Exhibition Layout | Roll-up screen panels (21 items)
Video contents (2 items) Biodiversity figure set (1 item) Three-dimensional topographic map (1 item) Specimens (4 items) |
| Exhibition Area | Approximate exhibition space: 100–200 m² (for reference) |
| Loan Period | Loan Period 1 to 2 months per institution |
| Required Costs | Transportation costs, movable property insurance, and other promotional material production costs |
| Transportation | Basket cart dimensions: W 0.95 m × D 0.8 m × H 1.7 m (2 units)
*We will send them with the exhibits loaded. The cost varies depending on the transportation distance, so please contact the dealer for details. |
Transportation
■ Roll-up screen panels
■ Specimen exhibits
■ Video contents
■ Biodiversity figure set and three-dimensional topographic map
Exhibit Loan Applications Open
Japanese Scientists Who Have Won the Nobel Prize
This traveling exhibition not only highlights their research achievements but also shares stories from their childhood, allowing visitors to get a closer, more personal look at the Nobel Prize winners.
This traveling exhibition not only highlights their research achievements but also shares stories from their childhood, allowing visitors to get a closer, more personal look at the Nobel Prize winners.
Since Dr. Hideki Yukawa won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1949, many Japanese scientists have received Nobel Prizes in various scientific fields. This traveling exhibition not only highlights their research achievements but also shares stories from their
childhood, allowing visitors to get a closer, more personal look at the Nobel Prize winners.
The related materials (replicas) for each researcher are framed, and they can be displayed using exhibition walls mounted on transport basket carts, so there is no need to worry about storing the carts during the exhibition.
Explore the Exhibition
| Exhibition Layout | 53 roll-up screen banners
(3 introductory banners, 25 researcher introduction banners, 25 research introduction banners) 25 related materials (all framed, either replicas or photographs) |
| Exhibition Area | Exhibition Area100 to 200 m²
The panels can be arranged to suit the exhibition space and layout, allowing for displays that feature only the researcher introductions if desired. |
| Loan Period | 1 to 2 months per institution |
| Required Costs | Required Costs Transportation costs, movable property insurance, and other promotional material production costs |
| Transportation | Basket cart dimensions: W 1.14 m × D 0.8 m × H 1.8 m (3 units)
*We will send them with the exhibits loaded. The cost varies depending on the transportation distance, so please contact the dealer for details. |
Exhibit Contents
■ Roll-up screen panels
Each researcher has two panels: one introducing the researcher and one presenting their research.
■ Related materials
These are framed materials related to each researcher, including documents, colored paper, and photographs.
■Framed Material Exhibition
These are exhibition walls utilizing transport basket carts.
Example of a display featuring only the researcher introduction panels
貸出受付中
The Birds That Amazed Darwin
This traveling exhibition introduces the birds known as “Darwin’s finches,” which are said to have inspired naturalist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
This traveling exhibition introduces the birds known as “Darwin’s finches,” which are said to have inspired naturalist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
This traveling exhibition introduces the birds known as “Darwin’s finches,” which are said to have inspired naturalist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. These were created as detailed bird carvings based on specimens borrowed from the American Museum of Natural History. The exhibition conveys the evolution of Darwin’s finches by comparing the shapes of their beaks and the sizes of their bodies.
Exhibition Overview
| Exhibition Layout |
6 roll-up screen panels
Exhibition male finch models (15 units) 1 display case for finches 1 Galápagos tortoise panel Monitor for video playback *Female finch models for the exhibition are also available for loan. Please contact us for details. |
| Exhibition Area | Approximately 30 to 50 m² (for reference) |
| Loan Period |
1 to 2 months per institution |
| Required Costs | Required Costs |
| Transportation | Basket cart dimensions: W 1.14 m × D 1.1 m × H 2.0 m (1 unit)
*We will send them with the exhibits loaded. The cost varies depending on the transportation distance, so please contact the dealer for details. |
Exhibit Contents
■ Bird carvings
Set includes 15 male models along with stands classifying them according to their feeding habits.
■ Bird carving introduction video
A video explaining the production process of the detailed models.
■ Galápagos tortoise panel
Planned Exhibit Loans & Loan Records
Planned Exhibit Loans
*Please note that the exhibition period may change without prior notice.Creepy-cute and amazing! The World of Boneless Sea Creatures
| Planned Exhibit Loans | Planned Exhibit Loans |
| April 5, 2025 - June 22, 2025 | April 5, 2025 - June 22, 2025 |
| April 5, 2025 - June 22, 2025 | April 5, 2025 - June 22, 2025 |
| April 5, 2025 - June 22, 2025 | April 5, 2025 - June 22, 2025 |
April 5, 2025 - June 22, 2025
| Planned Exhibit Loans | Planned Exhibit Loans |
| Planned Exhibit Loans | Planned Exhibit Loans |
Loan Records
Creepy-cute and amazing! The World of Boneless Sea Creatures
| Exhibition Period |
Venue | Report |
| October 12, 2024 - November 10, 2024 | Creepy-cute and amazing! The World of Boneless Sea Creatures | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(2.2 MB) |
| December 14, 2024 - January 25, 2025 | December 14, 2024 - January 25, 2025 Noto Marine Center (Ishikawa Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(819.8 KB) |
Supported by the Museum: Conservation of Japan’s Biodiversity
| Exhibition Period
|
Venue | Report
|
| March 1, 2024 - April 14, 2024 | Fukushima Prefectural Center for Environmental Creation (Fukushima Prefecture)
|
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(560.6 KB) |
Japanese Scientists Who Have Won the Nobel Prize
| Exhibition Period
|
Venue | Report
|
| July 20 to September 2, 2024 | Kaizuka City Museum of Natural History (Osaka Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(434.7 KB) |
| November 9 to December 15, 2024 | Mukai Chiaki Children's Science Museum (Gunma Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.2 MB) |
| January 11, 2025 - February 24, 2025 | January 11, 2025 - February 24, 2025 Yokosuka City Museum (Kanagawa Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(4.7 MB) |
The Birds That Amazed Darwin
| Exhibition Period
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Venue | Report
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| May 22 to September 28, 2024 | May 22 to September 28, 2024Tactus Museo (The Touch Museum) (Tokyo)
*Only the bird carvings that can be touched. |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(290.6 KB) |
| July 20, 2024 - September 23, 2024 | Neo Park Okinawa (Okinawa Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(868.9 KB) |
Japanese Scientists Who Have Won the Nobel Prize
| Exhibition Period
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Venue | Report
|
| May 13 to July 19, 2023 | Children’s Experience Science Museum O-Labo (Oita Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.3 MB) |
| August 6, 2023 - August 27, 2023 | Miyazaki Medical Management College, Toyo Gakuen Educational Institution (Miyazaki Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.1 MB) |
| December 1, 2023 - December 28, 2023 | The Junior and Senior High School. Affiliated to Showa Pharmaceutical University (Okinawa Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(860.1 KB) |
The Birds That Amazed Darwin
| Exhibition Period
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Venue | Report
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| March 22 to May 7, 2023 | Science Hills Komatsu (Ishikawa Prefecture)
*Held concurrently with “Plants of the Ryukyu Islands” |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.1 MB) |
| July 22 to August 21, 2023 | July 22 to August 21, 2023 Kaizuka City Museum of Natural History (Osaka Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(386.2 KB) |
Supported by the Museum: Conservation of Japan’s Biodiversity
| Exhibition Period
|
Venue | Report
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| September 16, 2023 - November 15, 2023 | Mount Bandai Eruption Memorial Museum (Fukushima Prefecture)
|
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(637.4 KB) |
| March 1, 2024 - April 14, 2024 | Fukushima Prefectural Center for Environmental Creation (Fukushima Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(560.6 KB) |
Japanese Scientists Who Have Won the Nobel Prize
| Exhibition Period | Venue | Report |
| April 28, 2022 - July 14, 2022 | Children’s Experience Science Museum O-Labo (Oita Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.3 MB) |
| July 30, 2022 - August 28, 2022 | Ueda Sozokan (Nagano Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(2.7 MB) |
| November 5, 2022 - November 23, | Kyoto Municipal Science Center For Youth (Kyoto Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(8.4 MB) |
Japan’s Biodiversity and Its Conservation *This traveling exhibition ended in March 2023, and applications for loan are no longer being accepted.
| Exhibition Period | Venue | Report |
| March 25, 2022 - May 8, 2022 | Minato Science Museum (Tokyo)
*Held concurrently with “The Birds That Amazed Darwin” |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(5.7 MB) |
| July 16, 2022 - August 28, 2022 | Hyonosen Nature Museum – Hibikinomori (Tottori Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.6 MB) |
| January 21, 2023 - February 12, 2023 | Fukuoka Science Museum (Fukuoka Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(685.4 KB) |
The Birds That Amazed Darwin
| Exhibition Period | Venue | Report |
| March 25, 2022 - May 8, 2022 | March 25, 2022 - May 8, 2022Minato Science Museum (Tokyo)
*Held concurrently with "Japan’s Biodiversity and Its Conservation." |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(5.5 MB) |
| July 16, 2022 - September 25, 2022 | Suginami Historical Museum (Tokyo) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.2 MB) |
| December 13, 2022 - January 9, 2023 | Galaxcity (Tokyo) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(627.6 KB) |
| March 22, 2023 - May 7, 2023 | Science Hills Komatsu (Ishikawa Prefecture)
*Held concurrently with “Plants of the Ryukyu Islands” |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.1 MB) |
Japanese Scientists Who Have Won the Nobel Prize
Japan’s Biodiversity and Its Conservation *This traveling exhibition ended in March 2023, and applications for loan are no longer being accepted.
The Birds That Amazed Darwin
| Exhibition Period | Venue | Report
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|---|---|---|
| 2021/4/24～2021/5/7 | Hiroshima Children’s Museum (Hiroshima Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(550.4 KB) |
| 2021/7/31～2021/8/25 | Fukushima Prefectural Center for Environmental Creation (Fukushima Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.1 MB) |
| 2021/10/27～2021/12/6 | Tokushima City Library (Tokushima Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1003.7 KB) |
| 2022/2/7～2022/3/1 | Konan Municipal Seibu Junior High School (Aichi Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(699.8 KB) |
| Exhibition Period | Venue | Report
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|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2021 - May 30, 2021 | The Yokogurayama Natural Forest Museum (Kochi Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(5.7 MB) |
| April 24, 2021 - May 31, 2021 | Asutamu Land Tokushima Children Science Museum (Tokushima Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(573.0 KB) |
| July 31, 2021 - August 29, 2021 | Ueda Sozokan (Nagano Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(925.6 KB) |
| September 17, 2021 - October 3, 2021 |
Hanamidori Cultural Center, Showa Kinen Park (Tokyo)
*Held concurrently with “The Birds That Amazed Darwin” |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.2 MB) |
| March 25, 2022 - May 8, 2022 | Minato Science Museum (Tokyo)
*Held concurrently with “The Birds That Amazed Darwin” |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(5.7 MB) |
Exhibition Period |
Venue | Report
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|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2021 - October 3, 2021 | September 17, 2021 - October 3, 2021Hanamidori Cultural Center, Showa Kinen Park (Tokyo)
*Held concurrently with "Japan’s Biodiversity and Its Conservation." |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(949.8 KB) |
| anuary 8, 2022 - March 6, 2022 | Children’s Experience Science Museum O-Labo (Oita Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(460.7 KB) |
| March 25, 2022 - May 8, 2022 | Minato Science Museum (Tokyo)
*Held concurrently with "Japan’s Biodiversity and Its Conservation." |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(5.5 MB) |
Japanese Scientists Who Have Won the Nobel Prize
日本の生物多様性とその保全
The Birds That Amazed Darwin
Exhibition Period |
Venue |
Report
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|---|---|---|
| December 25, 2020 - January 31, 2021 | Oita Prefectural Art Museum (Oita Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(603.0 KB) |
| March 19, 2021 - March 28, 2021 | Sesion Suginami (Tokyo) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.3 MB) |
Exhibition Period |
Venue |
Report
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|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2020 - July 19, 2020 | Center for Environmental Science in Saitama (Saitama Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(640.8 KB) |
| August 8, 2020 - October 18, 2020 | Oita Prefectural Art Museum (Oita Prefecture) | PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(719.8 KB) |
| December 17, 2020 - February 21, 2021 | Inashiki City History and Folklore Museum (Ibaraki Prefecture)
*Held concurrently with “The Birds That Amazed Darwin” |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.7 MB) |
Exhibition Period |
Venue |
Report
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|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2020 - February 21, 2021 |
Inashiki City History and Folklore Museum (Ibaraki Prefecture)
*Held concurrently with "Japan’s Biodiversity and Its Conservation." |
PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(1.6 MB) |
Procedural Documents
- Overview of the Procedures（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(410.3 KB)
*Compliance for Exhibit Loans（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(138.2 KB) - Application Form PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(354.9 KB) Word（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(22.1 KB)
- Borrowing Agreement PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(78.1 KB) Word（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(16.6 KB)
- Transportation of Exhibits and Insurance Enrollment（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(531.5 KB)
- Report PDF（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(143.1 KB) Word（リンクを新しいタブで開きます）(24.3 KB) For examples of how to fill out these forms, please refer to past loan records.
Contact Information (Secretariat)
If you have any questions regarding the loan of the traveling exhibition or the exhibits, please contact the secretariat below.
Traveling Exhibitions Office, Exhibition Department, National Museum of Nature and Science
7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718
TEL: 03-5814-9893（リンクを新しいタブで開きます） FAX: 03-5814-9898
E-mail: junkaiten{at}kahaku.go.jp (please replace {at} with @ when sending)