Regular Exhibition

  • Tohoku University Library provides an exhibition space at the entrance hall to display the Library's various collections under different themes.
  • Hours: Normal library hours ( see the information on each exhibition for details ).
  • Free admission. Exhibitions are open to the public.
  • No parking is available. Please use public transportation.

2015

Featured exhibition
The second largest landlord in Japan/
Footprints of "the Saito family" in Kanan-cho, Miyagi
Period
December 18, 2015 - January 24, 2016
Notes
Special featured exhibition of Historical records of the Saito Yonosuke Family in Maeyachi, Kanan-cho, Monou-gun, Miyagi
Featured exhibition
Sendai subway east-west line opening memorial exhibition
Period
November 18 - December 14, 2015
Notes
Sendai subway east-west line opening memorial exhibition
Featured exhibition
Study Abroad Program photo contest winner exhibition
Period
November 5 - November 13, 2015
Notes
Study Abroad Program photo contest results and winner exhibition
Featured exhibition
Soseki in London - Soseki Natsume studying in England -
Period
July 27 - August 21, 2015
Notes
The year 2016 is 100th anniversary of Soseki's death. Toward this, Tohoku University Library held a pre-anniversary exhibition.
Featured exhibition
Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi: Father of EU
Period
May 29 - June 30, 2015
Notes
An exhibition to mark 2015 EU-Japan friendship week
Featured exhibition
TUFSA 50th anniversary and Tohoku University International Festival 30th anniversary memorial exhibition
Period
May 9 - May 27, 2015
Notes
Tohoku University Foreign Students Association (TUFSA) 50th anniversary and Tohoku University International Festival 30th anniversary memorial exhibition
Featured exhibition
At that time, We were able to do it. (Looking back at the library in the earthquake)
Period
March 9 - April 10, 2015
Notes
An exhibition to Mark the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Public Forum
Featured exhibition
The Amazing Collections of Tohoku University Library
Period
March 9 - April 10, 2015
Notes
An exhibition to Mark the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Public Forum
Featured exhibition
"Visual anthropology and exhibition practice" open products exhibition
Period
January 22 - February 5, 2015
Notes
Class of "visual anthropology and exhibition practice" open products exhibition

2014

Featured exhibition
TEDxTohoku exhibition
Period
December 15 - December 25, 2014
Notes
TEDxTohoku exhibition
Featured exhibition
Resonating Intellectual Heritage: Classics from a Global Perspective
Period
October 8 - November 10, 2014
Notes
An exhibition to Celebrate the Renovation of the University Main Library
Featured exhibition
Special Exhibition of Rare Books
Period
April 1 - July 31, 2014
Notes
For the incoming students orientation ( exhibited at the classical material section on the 4th floor of Building 2 due to the renovation of the Main Library )

2013

Featured exhibition
Resources for Science-Major Women
Period
August 8, 2013
Notes
For female science majors
Featured exhibition
Original Articles by Marx
Period
July 30 - 31, 2013
Notes
An exhibition to mark the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing
The 52nd Exhibition
Science Angels: Women with Wings
Period
July 29 - August 8, 2013
Notes
An exhibition to mark the centennial anniversary of female students enrolling at Tohoku University
The 51st Exhibition
Citizens' Group Exhibition Number 5: Young Astronauts Club Sendai for Children in the Space Generation
Period
July 8 - 26, 2013
Notes
An exhibition to mark the 10th anniversary of Young Astronauts Club Sendai
The 50th Exhibition
The Age of the Samurai Astronomer: Historical Materials Elucidate Edo Astronomy
Period
July 1 - 16, 2013
Notes
Lecture, "Astronomy, Wasan and Western Studies: The World of Astronomy in the Sendai Domain" by Akiko Kawawada
The 49th Exhibition
Citizens' Group Exhibition Number 4: Students Association of Manga Studies
Period
June 29 - 30, 2013
Notes
Minazuki Exhibition
The 48th Exhibition
Citizens' Group Exhibition Number 3: Students Association, Cheering Squad: Footprints of Tohoku University and the Cheering Squad
Period
June 1 - 28, 2013
Notes
An exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cheering Squad
The 47th Exhibition
Gourmet Tour of 27 EU Countries
Period
May 1 - 31, 2013
Notes
An exhibition to mark the 2013 EU Friendship Week
The 46th Exhibition
Two Years at the Tohoku University Library
Period
April 1 - May 24, 2013
Notes
The 45th Exhibition
Citizens' Group Exhibition Number 2: The Reconstruction Cheering Squad
Period
March 8 - 29, 2013
Notes
The 44th Exhibition
Citizens' Group Exhibition Number 1: Students Association, Photography Club
Period
February 1 - 28, 2013
Notes
The 43rd Exhibition
Tohoku University Library's Official Mascot, Haginosuke
Period
January 7 - 31, 2013
Notes

2012

The 42nd Exhibition
Tohoku University Archives: People in Tohoku University
Period
December 5 - 16, 2012
Notes
The 41st Exhibition
Tohoku University Archives: 100 Years of Tohoku University Students
Period
November 19 - December 4, 2012
Notes
The 40th Exhibition
Traveling to EU Olympic Sites
Period
July 3 - 31, 2012
Notes
An exhibition to mark the 2012 EU Friendship Week
The 39th Exhibition
Tohoku University Archives: "Fresh Breeze: Study of History and Folklore by Masataka Oshima"
Period
June 4 - 28, 2012
Notes
Featured exhibition
Traveling with Local Mascots around Five EU Countries
Period
May 12 - 17, 2012
Notes
The 38th Exhibition
2011. 3. 11 A Year from the Day:
Revisiting the University Library in a State of Devastation
Period
March 6 - May 30, 2012
Notes
  • Mini Exhibition Section ( Regular Exhibition Hall, First floor )
  • A panel exhibition to mark the 1st anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Featured exhibition
JR East / Small Trip: Special gallery of "Edo People's Culture" for the Tohoku University Campus Walking event
Period
12:20-12:45, January 29, 2012
Notes
Main Library, First Floor Exhibition Room
The 37th Exhibition
Special exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, "Children of the North"
Period
January 17 - March 1, 2012
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section ( Regular Exhibition Hall, First floor )
The 36th Exhibition
100 Years of the Library Revisited
Period
October 7, 2011 - January 15, 2012
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
An exhibition related to the Special Exhibition to Mark the Centennial Anniversary of the University Library

2011

The 35th Exhibition
A Special Exhibition of the Tohoku University Archives, "Fresh Breeze: Study of History and Folklore by Masataka Oshima"
Period
September 27 - October 3, 2011
Notes
  • Hosted by the Society for Studying Masataka Oshima's Writings, Tohoku University Archives
  • Co-hosted by the Tohoku University Library, Tohoku History Society, and the Department of Japanese History, Graduate School of Arts and Letters
Featured exhibition
Medical Illustrations of the Edo Period and Modern Days ( Hosted by the Tohoku University School of Medicine in cooperation with the Tohoku University Library )
Period
14:00-18:00, August 19, 2011
Notes
Main Library, First Floor Exhibition Room
The 34th Exhibition
An exhibition of posters from "A Beacon of Rebirth" Poster Project
Period
August 3 - September 25, 2011
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
The 33rd Exhibition
Traveling with Local Mascots around Five EU Countries
Period
June 22 - July 31, 2011
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
The 32nd Exhibition
Natsume Soseki: His Handwriting Speaks II
Period
May 9 - June 19, 2011
Notes
A panel exhibition at the Mini Exhibition Section
The 31st Exhibition
Footprints of the Saito Family, the 2nd Largest Landlord in Japan, Kanan-cho, Miyagi
Period
March 7 - 27, 2011
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
An exhibition to mark the acquisition of historical materials of the Saito Yonosuke family and completion of the cataloguing work.
The 30th Exhibition
An exhibition related to the 2010 Special Exhibition
Period
February 1 - March 2, 2011
Notes
A panel exhibition at the Mini Exhibition Section

2010

The 29th Exhibition
An exhibition related to the 2010 Special Exhibition
Period
October 6 - January, 2010
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
Visiting Roots of Manga-Style Expressions
Featured exhibition
2010 Special Exhibition by the Science Council of Japan Section II Summer Session
Period
August 27, 2010
Notes
Main Library, First Floor Exhibition Room
The 28th Exhibition
"Edo Math" exhibition to celebrate the Tohoku University Wasan Portal receiving a Publishing Award from the Mathematical Society of Japan
Period
June 25 - September 30, 2010
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
The 27th Exhibition
Traveling around the Capitals of Germany, Hungary, and Turkey: European Capital of Culture Tour
Period
May 19 - June 20, 2010
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
The 26th Exhibition
Local Specialty Vegetables and Fruits
Period
March 15 - May 14, 2010
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
March 15 - May 14, 2010 "Edo Vegetables: Vegetables in the Old Days Highlighted by Library Materials E/a>
The 25th Exhibition
Science Giants
Period
October 23, 2009 - March 7, 2010
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section
January 15 - March 7, 2010 "Dazai Osamu" | List of exhibited items

2009

The 24th Exhibition
Hirayama Collection: The World of Wasan, Calendar and Astronomy
Period
September 7 - October 16, 2009
Notes
The 23rd Exhibition
Astronomy 2009
Period
June 8 - August 31, 2009
Notes
List of exhibited items
The 21st Exhibition
Edo Play Part 4: Fun to Play
Period
October 2008 - January 2009
Notes

2008

The 20th Exhibition
Edo Play Part 3: Fun to Watch and Listen
Period
June - September 2008
Notes
The 19th Exhibition
Edo Play Part 2: Fun to Read
Period
March - May 2008
Notes
The 18th Exhibition
Edo Play Part 1: Four Seasons of Fun
Period
November 2007 - January 2008
Notes

2007

The 17th Exhibition
Wundt Collection and the World of Illusion
Period
December 25, 2006 - June 26, 2007
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section

2006

Period
October 31, 2005 - June 9, 2006
Notes
Mini Exhibition Section

2005

Period
August 30, 2004 - March 27, 2005
Notes

2004

Period
January 26, 2004 - August 29, 2004
Notes
Period
June 23, 2003 - January 25, 2004
Notes
Picture Postcards Collection of the Kano Collection
Miyagi related

2003

Period
January 25 - June 22, 2003
Notes
Period
June 24, 2002 - January 24, 2003
Notes

2002

Period
January 22 - June 22, 2002
Notes
Period
June 25, 2001 - January 21, 2002
Notes

2001

Period
January 22 - June 21, 2001
Notes
Period
June 23, 2000 - January 20, 2001
Notes

2000

Period
January 24 - June 21, 2000
Notes
Period
June 23, 1999 - January 22, 2000
Notes

1999

The 2nd Exhibition
Book Binding: Japanese Books
Period
October 19, 1998 - June 21, 1999
Notes
Poster

1998

The 1st Exhibition
The World of Monsters
Period
August 3 - September 26, 1998
Notes
Poster