Events

Gallery Talk for Foreign Visitors
Join a tour of the Museum’s permanent exhibition in English or Easy Japanese. This time the theme will be Nagasaki’s festivals.

Date: English October 4 (Sat) / Easy Japanese October 5 (Sun)
Time: 15:00-16:00
Place: 2F Permanent Exhibition Gallery
Fee: admission ticket to the Permanent Exhibition is required. Free for international students, elementary and junior high school students from Nagasaki Prefecture, and Campus Members students.

★Reserve your spot here★ (the link will take you to a Google Form)

Thematic Exhibition: 391 Years of Kunchi
Experience the history and the appeal of the Nagasaki Kunchi Festival through pictures depicting the festivities and exhibits related to this year’s Odori-chō (performing districts).

Dates: September 3 (Wed) – October 13 (Mon), 2025
Place: 2F Permanent Exhibition Gallery
Time: 8:30-19:00 (last admission 18:30)
Fee: included in the Permanent Exhibition ticket

Machiya Corner: Kunchi Festival
Decorations and dishes connected with the Nagasaki Kunchi (October 7-9), the great autumn festival of Suwa Shrine, are displayed in the Machiya corner, which reproduces a Nagasaki’s merchant house from the Edo period. Check the full Machiya calendar here.

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

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)

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