- Dates & time
- September 19, 2026 (Sat) - February 23, 2027 (Tue) Opening hours and closing days vary by museum
- Price & booking
- Free to take part (free stamp card; exhibition admission follows each museum's own rules) Get a stamp card at participating museums and elsewhere, or as a PDF from the official announcement. Drop the completed card in a collection box at a participating museum by Feb 23, 2027.
- Venue & access
- 17 university museums and partner venues in and around Kyoto Varies by museum. Museums eligible for the Keihan Prize are along the Keihan, Eizan and Keifuku (Randen) lines.
Why You Should Visit
A stamp rally across the museums of 16 universities in and around Kyoto, plus the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design. See an exhibition at each museum, collect a stamp, and enter a prize draw for university and museum goods based on how many you gather. It's a nudge to visit places such as the Kyoto University Museum, Ryukoku Museum and Doshisha's history archives that can feel reserved for students and researchers. This is the 14th edition and runs about five months; stamp cards are free at participating museums and major Keihan Line stations — a good rainy-day plan.
NOTE
Prizes (by draw):
- 10-museum prize (10 winners): any 10 museums → goods set
- 3-museum prize (30 winners): any 3 museums → postcards etc.
- Keihan Prize (15 winners): 5 eligible museums along the Keihan, Eizan and Keifuku lines → goods set from Keihan
- One card (one prize) per person. Draw and shipping planned for late April 2027.
Participating museums: Otani University Museum; Kyoto University of Foreign Studies International Cultural Materials Museum; Kyoto University of Education Museum; Kyoto Institute of Technology Museum and Archives; Kyoto Sangyo University Gallery; Kyoto City University of Arts Archival Research Center; Kyoto Seika University Gallery Terra-S; Kyoto University of the Arts Museum; Kyoto University Museum; Kyoto Arts and Crafts University Kamogawa Shichijo Gallery / Kyoto Traditional Crafts Hall; Saga University of Arts Museum; Doshisha University History Archives; Hanazono University History Museum; Bukkyo University Museum of Religious Culture; Ritsumeikan University Kyoto Museum for World Peace; Ryukoku Museum; Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design.
Keihan Prize museums: Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto University of Education, Kyoto University of the Arts, Kyoto Sangyo, Kyoto University, Kyoto Arts and Crafts University, Saga University of Arts, Doshisha (annex), Ritsumeikan.
Related show: joint exhibition "University Treasures" at the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design, Oct 24 – Dec 20.
※One stamp per person per visit. Some museums have closed periods — check before you go.
※Organized by the Kyoto University Museum Consortium.
How to enter:
- Stamp cards are available at participating museums, major cultural facilities in Kyoto and main Keihan Line stations
- Once you have your stamps, fill in the survey and your details and drop the card in a collection box at a participating museum (no mail entries)
Events
Where to go next
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FAQ
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