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The Mie Prefectural Museum (MieMu) is currently holding its 44th special exhibition, “WHO ARE WE – Biology of Observation and Discovery – National Museum of Nature and Science Storage Collection Vol.01: Mammals.”
This exhibition presents a selection of mammals, focusing mainly on the “Yoshimoto Collection,” known as one of the world’s outstanding collections of animal specimens and preserved in the storage facilities of the National Museum of Nature and Science.
A smartphone guide is also available during the exhibition in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean.
At the same venue, the related exhibition “Compare and Discover: The Bodies of Mammals” is also being held, where visitors can learn about familiar mammals that live in Mie Prefecture. Explanations for this exhibition are available only in Japanese.
1. Exhibition Name
Special Exhibition “WHO ARE WE – Biology of Observation and Discovery – National Museum of Nature and Science Storage Collection Vol.01: Mammals”
▼ For more information, please visit the following page.
https://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/MieMu/p0031300136.htm
※ The page is in Japanese. Please use your browser’s translation function to view it.
2. Exhibition Period
From Saturday, July 11 to Sunday, September 27, 2026.
3. Opening Hours
From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:30 p.m.).
4. Closed Days
Every Monday (if Monday is a national holiday, the museum will be closed on the following weekday).
5. Admission Fee
Adults: 700 (560) yen
Students: 400 (320) yen
High school students and younger: Free admission
Prices in parentheses are discounted rates for groups of 20 or more.
Admission to the permanent exhibition requires a separate fee. Combination tickets for the special and permanent exhibitions are also available.
People with a disability certificate or other eligible documentation, as well as one accompanying caregiver, are admitted free of charge.
On “Family Day” (August 16 and September 20), group discount rates apply.
6. Contact
Mie Prefectural Museum (MieMu)
TEL: 059-228-2283
FAX: 059-229-8310
Email: MieMu@pref.mie.lg.jp
〒514-0061
3060 Isshinden Kozubeta, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture
