Passing on Cultural Heritage: Buddhist Murals and Sculptures of Horyuji

Horyuji, a Buddhist temple in Nara with one of the oldest wooden structures in the world, was struck by a fire in 1949, which severely damaged several 1,300-year-old murals from the Asuka period (593-710). At this special exhibition you’ll be able to marvel at reproductions of these murals. There will also be a plethora of Buddha statues from the Asuka period that survived the fire. The exhibition will be split into two parts: the first from a date yet to be determined (delayed from March 13 due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak) to April 12, and the second from April 14 to May 10, both with differing sets of exhibits.