Exhibition

終了

Special Exhibition

130th anniversary of main building reconstruction

Dogo Onsen Story

-History and culture of the hot spring town

Flyer（PDF, 2.6 MB） Exhibit Catalog（PDF, 460.93 KB） Press release（PDF, 3.53 MB）

Event overview

Dates: 2024/9/16(Mon.)～2024/11/4(Mon.)
※In order to preserve the works, some of the exhibits will be changed during the exhibition period.

Closed Days: 9/17(Tue.)、9/24(Tue.)、9/30(Mon.)、10/8(Tue.)、10/15(Tue.)、10/21(Mon.)、10/28(Mon.)
※September 17th (Tue), 24th (Tue), 30th (Mon), October 8th (Tue), 15th (Tue), 21st (Mon), 28th (Mon)

Opening hours: 9:40～18:00（入場時間：17:30まで）

Price


Admission fee	Same-day rate	Group rates (20 or more)
General	1,000 yen	800 yen
Age 65 or older	900 yen	700 yen
High school and college students	600 yen	400 yen
Elementary and junior high school students	400 yen	200 yen

*Free admission for those with a disability certificate and one caregiver.
*If you are 65 years of age or older, please present something that proves your age.
*With your ticket for this exhibition, you can also view the Collection Exhibition on the day of the exhibition.
*If you present your bath ticket stub for Dogo Onsen Main Building, you can view the exhibition at the group rate.
*With your ticket for this exhibition, you can view the "Banksy & Street Artists" exhibition for 100 yen off on the day of the exhibition.

Dogo Onsen is said to be the oldest hot spring in Japan. The Dogo Onsen Main Building (Important Cultural Property), widely loved as its symbol, is celebrating the 130th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Kami no Yu Main Building into its current three-story building in 1894, and the preservation and repair work that has been ongoing since 2018 is scheduled to be completed this year. To commemorate this, this exhibition traces the long history of Dogo Onsen from the age of mythology to the present, and the unique flow of culture and art that has developed in the area of "Dogo," which can be said to be a major cultural hub in Iyo Matsuyama.
The exhibition will feature documents showing the historical background of the Dogo region, as well as items from the Dogo Onsen Main Building that were discovered during the preservation and repair work, in an art survey conducted with the cooperation of our museum.

Organized by: Ehime Prefectural Museum of Art
Special cooperation: Matsuyama City
Cooperation: Dogo Onsen Ryokan Association, Dogo Shopping District Promotion Association
Supported by: Ehime Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun Matsuyama General Bureau, Yomiuri Shimbun Matsuyama Branch, Mainichi Shimbun Matsuyama Branch, Sankei Shimbun, NHK Matsuyama Broadcasting Station, Nankai Broadcasting, Television Ehime, Ai Television, Ehime Asahi Television, Ehime CATV, FM Ehime, Ehime Living Newspaper

Related Programs

Floor lecture

Date and time: Saturday, September 21st and Saturday, November 2nd, 14:00-15:00
Lecturers: Ken Nomoto (first-class architect) x Ken Nagai (museum curator)
Location: Special exhibition room
*Exhibition ticket required. No registration required.

Workshop

"Make a mini tenugui using a stencil"

You can freely combine motifs related to Dogo Onsen to create a one-of-a-kind tenugui.

Date and time: Sunday, October 6th, 14:00-16:00
Location: Main building entrance
Instructor: Yokoo Mahi (Museum curator)
Materials cost: 300 yen
Capacity: 8 people
*Children under elementary school age must be accompanied by a guardian
*Advance registration required. Please select the appropriate event name from the application form below and apply.

Fieldwork

"Exploring the ancient history of Dogo"

We will visit historical spots using folklore and documents as clues. You may discover the charm of Dogo that you don't know yet.
Date and time: Sunday, October 20th, 13:00-16:00
Lecturer: Yoshihiro Kawashima (Lecturer, Faculty of Law and Letters, Ehime University)
Capacity: 20 people
*Free to participate (Meet and leave on site). Advance registration required. Please select the appropriate event name from the application form below and apply.

Interactive viewing program

THE DOGO QUEST

With instructions in hand, you will approach the mystery of the work together with the exhibition room navigator.
Date and time: October 5th (Sat), 12th (Sat), 19th (Sat), 26th (Sat)
10:30-14:30 each day
Location: Special exhibition room
Navigators: Museum volunteer art guides and others
*Exhibition ticket required. No application required.