This summer vacation, let's study manga at the Manga Museum!
MM Summer School: Let's study manga
This summer, the Kyoto international manga museum is organizing the event "MM Summer School", where children and their parents can learn about and experience manga.
There is a quiz rally to get to know manga culture, and the researchers working at the museum will give lectures, using the museum to its fullest capacity, there is a lot of fun with manga to be had for the entire family!
Please come to the manga museum to create summer memories
| Period |
July 12 - August 26, 2012 |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum |
| Fee |
Free *Anyone who brings the August issue of the Kyoto Shimin Shimbun and fills out the form at the entrance may enter the museum with 20% discount off the admission fee between August 1 - 31 |
Organization: Kyoto International Manga Museum
Content of the main events
A tour of the musum; "Let's become MM grand masters!"
A quiz rally to learn about manga
Based on hints hidden throughout the museum, we will hold a workshop in the form of quiz rally. There are four courses: the Kyoto course, the International course, the Manga course, and the Museum course, and you can learn about the history of Kyoto and the museum, and about manga culture. It will help you get the most out of your summer vacation!
*Texts are only available in Japanese
| Period |
July 12 - August 26, 2012, not on 7/18. Because of popular demand, we are also holding the quiz rally on September 15 (Saturday), 16 (Sunday), and 17 (Sunday, holiday). However, they will only contain the Kyoto part, the museum part, and part of the manga part. |
| Time | 11am - 5pm |
| Venue | 1st floor Atrium, 2nd floor Gallery 4 and the other (Reception: 1st floor Atrium) |
| Capacity | Unlimited (Free participation) |
Museum Executive Director Yoro Takeshi's Summer School of Entomology for children and parents
Director Yoro, who is an anatomist, is also well-versed in entomology and will tell you how to have fun learning about insects, how to preserve specimens and much more. (Pre-registration required)
*These lectures are in Japanese
| Date | July 21 , August 3 , 2012 |
| Time | 2pm - 3:30pm |
| Venue | 1st floor, multipurpose hall |
| Participants | Elementary school students and their parents |
| Capacity | 25 pairs (on a first come basis) |
| Pre-registration | By phone (075-254-7414), or at the museum's reception desk, please let us know the names of the participants, your phone number, and how old each participant is. |
Special Researcher Lectures
Let's become manga Phds!
At the manga museum, there are several people who study manga to make a living. Even in Japan, it is very rare for a research facility to have researchers present who study manga. These manga professionals will hold special lectures for families during summer vacation!
*These lectures are in Japanese
| Period | August 15 - 19, 2012 |
| Time | 1, 1pm - 1:45pm 2, 2pm - 2:45pm (2:30pm - 3:15pm on 17th) |
| Venue | 2nd floor Gallery 2 |
| Capacity | Unlimited (Free participation) |
Special Summer MM Workshop 2012
Let's draw manga!
~ This summer, let's draw lots of manga! ~
Children interested in manga, and anyone who wants to become a manga artists can experience how to create manga. For the 6th year in a row, professional manga artists will teach you how during these special workshops. (Extra fee and pre-registration required)
*These workshops are in Japanese.
| Period | Every Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday between July 28 - August 14, 2012 |
| Time | Every day from 12:30pm - 5pm (with a thirty minute break) |
| Venue | 3rd floor Research room 1 |
| Fee | 2,000yen * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
| Audience | Anyone older than ten |
| Capacity | Twenty participants each time (On a first come basis, pre-registration required) |
This summer vacation (between 7/12 and 8/26),
the research reading room on the third floor will also be accessible to people under eighteen.
(Open on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, between 10am - 1:15pm, and 1:30pm - 4:45 pm)
Related event
Nostalgic Toys from the Showa Period Exhibition
With the support of the Kyoto Tin Toy Museum, we exhibit nostalgic toys throughout the museum, so mom and dad too can remember the days when they were children!
| Period | July 12 - August 26, 2012 We are also holding this during September. |
| Venue | Throughout the museum |
Manga Park
The famous manga museum lawn, where you can read manga while lying down comfortably, is now available inside the cool museum! There is a corner where you can take a picture that looks as if you're in a manga panel, and there is another one where you can draw graffiti to your heart's content!
| Period | July 12 - September 2, 2012 We are also holding this until September 9. |
| Venue | Gallery 1 & 2 |
Kaidan (scary story) Performance event!
The Hyakumonogatari Palace
The students of Prof. Tsutsumi from Kyoto Seika University Faculty of Humanities will perform stories from the Hyakumonogatari in this old school building. Are you brave enough to come?
*This event is held in Japanese
| Period | August 4 and 5, 2012 |
| Time | 1, 2pm - 2:30pm 2, 5pm - 5:30pm |
| Venue | 1st floor Multipurpose hall |
| Capacity | Seventy each time (on a first come basis) |
The theme song of that anime live!
Kyoto Kitayama Brass Band Performance
An anime song concert performed by the Kyoto Kitayama Brass Band. Please enjoy the live sound of these songs, completely different from the way you usually listen to them, through the speakers of TV or at the movie theatre.
| Period | August 26, 2012 |
| Time | 1, 1pm - 1:40pm 2, 3pm - 3:40pm |
| Venue | 1st floor Multipurpose hall |
| Capacity | 200 each (on a first come basis) |
There are more projects where there is fun for the whole family, like a corner where, during the same period as the museum's regular cosplay event, parents and children can enjoy cosplay together, fish goldfish, and eat takoyaki and okonomi yaki during the "Tatsuike MM Summer Festival".
*Please note that the schedule, performers, and contents are subject to change.
