Events

Machiya Corner: Tōji
Decorations and dishes connected with Tōji, or winter solstice, are displayed in the Machiya corner, which reproduces a Nagasaki’s merchant house from the Edo period. Check the full Machiya calendar here.

Dates: October 21 (Tue) – December 25 (Thu), 2025
Place: 2F Permanent Exhibition Gallery
Time: 8:30-19:00 (last admission 18:30)
　　　From December 8:30-18:00 (last admission 17:30)
Fee: included in the Permanent Exhibition ticket

Thematic Exhibition: Rekibun Collection 20 Years
The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, affectionately nicknamed “Rekibun”, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on November 3rd, 2025. Its collection has evolved over the past 20 years: in this exhibit, we present a selection of masterpieces, and trace their journey in our Museum.

Dates: October 22 (Wed) – December 14 (Sun), 2025
Place: 2F Permanent Exhibition Gallery
Time: 8:30-19:00 (last admission 18:30)
　　　From December 8:30-18:00 (last admission 17:30)
Fee: included in the Permanent Exhibition ticket

Opening Anniversary – Nagasaki Residents Free Day
November 3, 2025, is the 20th Opening Anniversary of the Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture. On this day, Nagasaki residents can visit our Permanent Gallery for free. A proof of address (Residence Card, Driving License, etc.) is required.

Dates: November 3, 2025
Place: 2F Permanent Exhibition Gallery
Time: 8:30-19:00 (last admission 18:30)

Rekibun Christmas Tree

Dates: December 2 (Tue) – December 25 (Thu), 2025
Place: 1F Entrance
Time: 8:30-18:00

Thematic Exhibition: The History of Nagasaki Studies
The branch of regional studies known as Nagasaki-gaku (the study of Nagasaki) has progressed to the present day through the work of its pioneers, who preserved and recorded historical documents, and accumulated research on Nagasaki’s history and culture. This exhibition will focus on the history of Nagasaki studies, which continues to this day, by introducing Koga Jūjirō and other prominent researchers, and the facilities housing the documents they preserved and handed down.

Dates: December 18 (Wed), 2025 – February 15 (Sun), 2026
Place: 2F Permanent Exhibition Gallery
Time: 8:30-18:00 (last admission 17:30)
Fee: included in the Permanent Exhibition ticket

Monthly Workshop: Gift Envelope with Mizuhiki Knot
“Mizuhiki” are paper cords, commonly used to create ornamental knots to decorate gift envelopes. In this workshop you will make a small envelope with your choice of origami paper, and decorate it with a “plum flower” mizuhiki knot.

Date: December 20 (Sat), 2025
Time: 13:30-15:30 (sign-ups close at 15:15)
Place: 1F Entrance
Fee: 200 yen
*No prior registration needed.

Free Mochi Distribution
Freshly pounded mochi (chewy rice cakes) prepared during the morning will be distributed for free to museum visitors in the afternoon.

Date: December 21 (Sun), 2025
Time: mochi distribution from 13:00 (tentative; until stock lasts)
Place: 1F Entrance

Costume dramas in the Nagasaki Magistrate’s Office
Inside the reconstructed Nagasaki Magistrate’s Office, museum volunteers recreate trials from the Edo period (1603-1868). The skits are based on the Hankachō, historical records of criminal cases judged by the Nagasaki magistrates.

Dates: every Sunday
Place: 2F Permanent Exhibition Gallery, inside The Japanese Government of Nagasaki Zone
Time: 11:00, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 (duration about 20 min.)
Fee: included in the Permanent Exhibition ticket