The special exhibition 2025 "Grief and Laughter in Disasters―Japanese Memories and the Heart―" is held at the Central Library.
This exhibition introduces the thoughts and ingenuity of people in response to disasters, as well as the emotional interplay of 'grief' and 'laughter,' through Edo-period disaster records and materials such as namazu-e (catfish prints).
This exhibition will focus on the following four aspects:
Part 1: A land of disasters, Japan - Traces of calamities throughout history, Part 2: Regional Disasters and Recovery - Voices and records from various regions, Part 3: Namazu-e and Belief - Dialogue with "unseen forces", and Part 4: Cultural heritage rescue and memory for the future - Connecting, preserving, and passing down
We hope you will take this opportunity to view these valuable materials.
Official Website：https://www.tulips.tsukuba.ac.jp/exhibition/2025/
Period： Monday, October 27 to Friday, November 21, 2025 9:00-17:00
Location： Exhibition Room (Central Library Annex 1F)
Inquiry： Section of Historic materials TEL 029-853-2376 (direct line)
*The Exhibition Room will be closed from Oct 21 to 24 and from Nov 25 to 28 due to the above Special Exhibition.
