Kinetic Art display “Amazing Snakes”

Period	September 9, 2025 (Tue) - September 10, 2025 (Wed)
Place	Open Space (1F), Global Gallery, National Museum of Nature and Science (hereinafter “NMNS”)
Opening Hours	For only two days 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. * Last entry 30 minutes before closing. * Please consult NMNS’s website for further details.
Closed	Mondays (When Monday is a holiday, NMNS will be closed the following non-holiday weekday instead); Year-end holidays.
Admission	Free with regular exhibition tickets (Adults: ¥630, etc.). *Admission is also free with special exhibition tickets (same-day entry only).
Contents production	National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties, National Museum of Nature and Science
Production Assistance	Tokyo National Museum
Supervision	Yoshikawa Natsuhiko (National Museum of Nature and Science) Shimizu Ken (Tokyo National Museum)
Website	National Museum of Nature and Science https://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/

The kinetic art display kit “Amazing Snakes” has been completed!

Hands-on contents

Articulated sculptures, called “Jizai Okimono” also “Jizai,” are animals made out of metal that look just like living creatures. They were first made in the 1700s by craftspeople specializing in armor called armorers.
This project contains a replica Articulated Snake exhibited as kinetic art in January 2025 at Tokyo National Museum, and was reborn as a traveling exhibition kit by adding commentary panels.
You can compare it with the real snake (replica) while watching the movement of the Articulated Snake, and learn about the structure of the Articulated Snake by experiencing the hands-on that you actually touch.
*We will inform you of the details of this traveling exhibition kit (how to hire etc.) on the website as soon as it is confirmed.