This comprehensive exhibition, one of the largest of its kind ever mounted, focuses mainly on the biodiversity of the Amazon Basin. Using fossils and preserved specimens, displays of live creatures and stunning audio-visual content, it introduces the mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, insects, plants, and fungi that inhabit the great zone stretching from the headwaters to the mouth of the Amazon River. The exhibition also shows how the indigenous peoples of the area have interacted with the animals and plans they live among."
“At last it’s the time for adventure” Taking up this catchphrase, in the spirit of an Amazonian adventure, we have gathered around four hundred precious items, including fossils of pterosaurs, ancient fish, insects, and plants that inhabited the land before the Amazon was formed; preserved specimens of contemporary animals such as giant anacondas, armadillos, and sloths; a complete skeleton of the Amazon river dolphin endemic to the area; displays of living subjects such as aquatic plans and piranhas; and native head-dresses featuring beautiful bird feathers. The visitors experience is further enhanced by the use of a giant video screen, 8 meters wide and 4.2 meters high, that captures the vivid, dynamic world of the Amazon in high-resolution 4K vision and high-fidelity audio.
Title | THE GREAT AMAZON |
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Period | March 14,2015 - June 14,2015 |
Hours | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Every Friday) *Visitors are admitted until 30 minutes before closing time. *Extended hours of the Museum: April 25(sat) - May 10(sun) from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.. Except for May 1(fri.) and May 8(Fri.) from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.. |
Closed | Every monday *Except for March 30(mon.), April 27(mon.) , |
The opening schedule and other information might change depending on the situation. Please refer to our website for any further notice. |
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Organizers | National museum of Nature and Science Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. |
Supporters | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Embassy of Brazil Embassy of Peru BS-TBS, Inc. TBS Radio & Communications, Inc. |
In collaboration with | NTT DOCOMO, INC. Institute for Amazonian Research Tsuruoka-City |
Technical cooperation provided by | Sony PCL Inc. |
Adults and university student | 1,600 yen |
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Students of elementary /junior high / high school | 600 yen |
National museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo |
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7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718 (more infomation) |
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