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Ancient Orient Museum: Buildings and Town Planning Exhibition

Ancient Orient Museum: Buildings and Town Planning Exhibition

July 4 – September 6, 2026 | 2026年7月4日(土)~9月6日(日)

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Happening Now / 開催中

Date / 日付

July 4 – September 6, 2026

2026年7月4日(土)~9月6日(日)

Location / 会場

Ancient Orient Museum, Sunshine City, Ikebukuro

古代オリエント博物館(池袋・サンシャインシティ)

3-1-4 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo (Sunshine City Bunka Kaikan Bldg. 7F)

Price / 料金

1300

Time / 時間

10:00–17:00 (Museum hours)

About This Event / イベントについて

The Ancient Orient Museum Summer Exhibition — Ancient Oriental Buildings and Town Planning: Explore with Models! — runs from July 4 to September 6, 2026, at the Ancient Orient Museum on the 7th floor of Sunshine City's Bunka Kaikan Building in Ikebukuro. The exhibition presents over 30 scale models and life-size replicas of ancient architecture and urban settlements.

Key exhibits include a model of Uruk (the world's oldest city, circa 2500 BCE in modern-day Iraq), a model of Göbekli Tepe (humanity's oldest known temple, circa 8500 BCE in Turkey), and a reconstruction of Babylon including the ziggurat thought to be the basis for the Tower of Babel. Life-size replicas include an ancient Egyptian tomb (the tomb of Sennedjem, circa 1300 BCE) and a 4000-year-old Syrian dwelling excavated by the museum itself.

The exhibition also features models of diverse ancient cities including the Mycenaean fortress of Tiryns, a synagogue near Nazareth, an Egyptian artisans' village at Deir el-Medina, and the Silk Road caravan city of Palmyra. During the summer vacation period, the museum hosts children's workshops, hands-on experience corners, and mystery tours for families.

古代オリエント博物館の夏の特別展「古代オリエントのたてものとまちづくり -模型で探検!-」が7月4日~9月6日まで、池袋・サンシャインシティ文化会館ビル7階で開催。30以上の縮尺模型と実物大模型で古代オリエントの建築と都市を紹介。

主な展示は「世界最古の都市」ウルクの都市模型(イラク、紀元前2500年頃)、「人類最古の神殿」ギョベクリ・テペ(トルコ、紀元前8500年頃)、バビロン都市復元模型(バベルの塔のモデルとされるジックラト含む)。実物大模型として古代エジプトの墓(センネジェム墓、紀元前1300年頃)や4000年前のシリアの住居(当館発掘調査)を再現。

ティリンス城塞、ナザレ近郊のシナゴーグ、デイル・エル=メディナの職人村、シルクロードの隊商都市パルミラなど多様な古代都市の模型も展示。夏休み期間中は子供向け講座、体験コーナー、ミステリーツアーも実施。

Highlights / 見どころ

✦ Over 30 scale models of ancient architecture/ 30以上の古代建築縮尺模型✦ Life-size Egyptian tomb replica/ 古代エジプト墓の実物大レプリカ✦ Life-size 4000-year-old Syrian dwelling/ 4000年前のシリア住居を実物大再現✦ World's oldest city Uruk model/ 世界最古の都市ウルクの模型✦ Göbekli Tepe and Babylon reconstructions/ ギョベクリ・テペ・バビロン復元模型✦ Children's workshops during summer vacation/ 夏休み子供向けワークショップ

Schedule & Venues / スケジュール・会場

Jul 4 – Sep 6, 2026

Last entry 30 min before close. Extended hours on Jul 24 and Aug 28 (open until 20:00). Closed on certain days — check official site.

10:00

– 17:00

Museum hours/ 開館時間

Ancient Orient Museum, Sunshine City(古代オリエント博物館(サンシャインシティ))

最終入館16:30。7/24と8/28は20:00まで開館。休館日あり。

Tips / アドバイス

Extended hours on July 24 and August 28 (open until 20:00, last entry 19:30).

7/24と8/28は20:00まで開館(最終入館19:30)。

The museum is on the 7th floor of the Bunka Kaikan Building at Sunshine City.

サンシャインシティ文化会館ビル7階に所在。

Last entry is 30 minutes before closing (16:30 on regular days).

最終入館は閉館30分前(通常16:30)。

Check the official website for closure days.

休館日は公式サイトで確認。

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