Ino Tadataka Museum 130th Collection Exhibition: The World of National Treasure Tadataka Ino-Related Materials

About this event

The Ino Tadataka Museum will hold its 130th Collection Exhibition introducing the world of National Treasure "Materials Related to Tadataka Ino." This valuable collection is wide-ranging, encompassing not only maps and surveying instruments, but also various documents, letters, classics, and tools related to Ino Tadataka. While rotating exhibits every two months, the deep world of these national treasures will be unraveled through carefully selected original materials from among 2,345 items. In addition to displaying several authentic materials from the museum's collection, themed special exhibits and collaborative exhibitions combining materials from other institutions will also be held. In this exhibition, "Blooming Astronomy: Townspeople Who Challenged the Stars and Ino Tadataka" will also be held concurrently as a special exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of Katori City's municipal merger, showcasing approximately 200-year-old telescopes, celestial records of that era, and documents of Osaka merchants involved with the instruments Tadataka used for mapmaking. The exhibition provides a multifaceted introduction covering the astronomy Tadataka studied, figures such as Shigetomi Hazama and Zenbei Iwahashi alongside astronomical observation instruments, Edo-period stars, and how their endeavors were passed down to subsequent generations. Gallery talks by curators will also be conducted, offering an opportunity to deepen understanding of the exhibits.

Venue

Ino Tadataka Museum

I-1722-1 Sawara, Katori, Chiba 287-0003