News 2022
Free admission days
These are the free admission days for 2022 as shown below.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change and check the latest information on this website before you visit.
(Please note that visitors from outside the prefecture are not allowed to visit the museum at this time.)
- Education and Culture Week (Culture Day): November 3 (Thu.)
- Akita University Festival: October 15 (Sat.) and 16 (Sun.)
- Akita University Open Campus 2022: July 30 (Sat.)
- International Museum Day: May 18 (Wed.)
- Geology Day: May 10 (Tue.)
- Science and Technology Week: April 23 (Sat.) and 24 (Sun.)
Special Exhibition
"Arabian Costumes in Silver and Gold: Colorful, Revival, and Recycled" was held.
A new panel has been installed in the "Earth in the Solar System" corner of the 2nd floor exhibition room.
New panels on stars, galaxies, solar system, etc. have been installed in the "Earth in the Solar System" corner of the 2nd floor exhibition room.
The photographs of the universe on the panels were taken by the Nayuta Telescope of the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory of the University of Hyogo.
Panel display of astronomy
June 15, 2022 Piece replica of asteroid Ryugu on display
A replica of a fragment collected from the asteroid Ryugu by JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is on display in the 2nd floor exhibition room.
As a cooperative project between JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Hayabusa2 Project and Sagamihara City, a replica of a rock collected by Hayabusa2 from the asteroid Ryugu was displayed at about 200 facilities across Japan on "Hayabusa Day", June 13, when the first Hayabusa returned to Earth.
We also join this project and exhibit the replica this time.
Exhibits include :
(1) Two replicas of a collected sample : full-scale and 10 times larger.
(2) The movie "HAYABUSA2 : 2195 Days of Trajectory" ( courtesy of JAXA ).
Please come visit!
A replica of a piece of the asteroid Ryugu collected by Hayabusa2 is now on display.
Asteroid Ryugu piece replica
March 17, 2022 Information on Nakaichi exhibition
The Mineral Industry Museum exhibits some of the specimens in the collection in the first-floor exhibition space of the Nigiwai Koryukan AU in Area Nakaichi.
The current exhibit is “Ammonites”.
Please come and see their various shapes and complex shell structures.
Display panel and showcase
Showcase
March 2, 2022 "REE-bearing deep sea mud" is on display!
"REE-bearing deep sea mud" is on display in the ore section on the first floor of the exhibition room.
This specimen was collected in the KM19-E02C voyage ( February 17-27, 2019 ) of the seafloor research vessel KAIMEI.
JAMSTEC has successfully collected a large amount of REE-bearing mud in the deep sea using a power grab.
The deposits contain high concentrations of REE, which are essential for high-tech industries.
Please also see the REE metals on display in the "Periodic Table of Elements" on the third floor.
Exhibition Cooperation : JAMSTEC National Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
