Museum Special Exhibition: "Shuri Castle - The Royal Castle of Ryukyu"

About this event

This special exhibition explores the essence of Shuri Castle, a symbol of the Ryukyu Kingdom that served as the center of politics, diplomacy, and culture for approximately 450 years. Rather than viewing Shuri Castle merely as architecture or a royal palace, this exhibition presents a multifaceted depiction of Shuri Castle as a "royal castle" through pictorial maps, ancient documents, excavated artifacts, old photographs, and other materials involved in its reconstruction. Highlights include a gathering of pictorial maps depicting the interior and exterior of Shuri Castle, an introduction to precious treasures handed down within the castle, and the first public display of the ancestral tablets of the Ryukyuan kings (the Sho royal family). Composed of five chapters—"Depicted Shuri Castle," "Heirloom Objects of Shuri Castle," "The Retainers Who Supported Shuri Castle," "Excavated Artifacts from Shuri Castle," and "Reconstruction of Shuri Castle"—the exhibition introduces the changing depictions of Shuri Castle by different painters and eras, cultural artifacts brought through East Asian exchanges, the royal government's high officials and gentlemen who drove the Ryukyu Kingdom, findings from archaeological excavations, and the history of Shuri Castle's transitions and restoration since modern times.

Venue

Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum (Okimyu)

3-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha, Okinawa 900-0006