The Shibusawa Memorial Museum is celebrating thirty yearsof sharing the life of Shibusawa Eiichi, the man who built thefoundations of a modern economic society in Japan.
August 30, 2012

This fall the Shibusawa Memorial Museum (in Asukayama Park, Nishigahara, Kita City, Tokyo) will hold aspecial exhibition, “Rediscover Shibusawa Eiichi: The History of the Shibusawa Memorial Museum andMasterpieces from the Collections” to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Museum. The Shibusawa Memorial
Museum was opened in 1982 to share the achievements and ideals of Shibusawa Eiichi to a wide audience. Thespecial exhibit will showcase records and other items from past exhibits and outreach activities as well as
masterpieces from the Museum’s collections chosen in response to visitors’ questions such as “Who did Eiichi lookup to?” “Who were Eiichi’s friends and acquaintances?” “What types of connections did Eiichi have with whichcompanies?” “What were Eiichi’s favorite items?” We hope the exhibition will both provide the opportunity to“re-discover” Shibusawa Eiichi and create interest in the future of the Shibusawa Memorial Museum.
30th Anniversary of the Shibusawa Memorial Museum

Rediscover Shibusawa Eiichi!
The History of the Shibusawa Memorial Museum and Masterpieces from the Collections
 Organized by: Shibusawa Memorial Museum, Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation
 Dates:
Saturday, September 29 – Sunday, November 25, 2012
(The Museum is closed: October 1, 9, 15, 22, 29 & November 5, 6, 12, 19) Hours:
10:00 – 17:00 (last entry by 16:30)
 Venue:
Shibusawa Memorial Museum and Seien Bunko(in Asukayama Park, 2-16-1 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo)
 Admission:
Adults 300 yen, children (up to 18 years) 100 yen
Free admission on Sunday, November 11, the anniversary of Shibusawa Eiichi’s death
Exhibition Highlights:
1) Thirty Years of the Shibusawa Memorial MuseumDocuments and photographs recording the history of the Museum from before it opened until now, past
exhibition catalogues, the Shibusawa Eiichi denki shiryo, documents related to plans for the Museum ofJapanese Business History, etc.
2) Eiichi’s Favorite Things
Eiichi’s top hat, walking stick, and pocket watch; letters; calligraphy by Eiichi’s lord, the last shogun Tokugawa
Yoshinobu; Japanese paintings from the Shibusawa Family Collection; paintings by Hashimoto Gaho; etc.
Events:Museum Concert and Architectural Lecture in the Seien Bunko
Saturday, October 20, 2 p.m.
Plezi-Quartet (students from the Department of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts),
Lecture by curators of the Shibusawa Memorial Museum
Lectures:
Saturday, October 13

Shibusawa Eiichi’s Documents Lost in the Great Kanto Earthquake
Speaker: Hiroshi Sekine, Curator, Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum
Saturday, November 10 “Kuo Tzu-I under a Pine Tree with Plum Trees, Bamboo, and Cranes” byHashimoto Gaho, from the Shibusawa Family CollectionSpeaker: Takae Orii, Curator, Kawagoe City Art Museum
Saturday, November 17 Recording Memories of Shibusawa Eiichi: Learning from Oral History”
Speakers: Takashi Mikuriya, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo; Professor,The Open University of Japan
Yuichiro Shimizu, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management,Keio University
All lectures start at 1:30 pm and are in Japanese only. Attendance limited to 40 (reservations required).
Contact: Public Relations: Ruri Kato, Curatorial Department: Megumi Kawakami or Miho Nagai
Tel. 03-3910-0005 Fax.03-5567-7289