Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University / 立命館大学 歴史都市防災研究センター

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Exhibition Guide

On the ground floor of the Research Center is an Exhibition Hall where we show exhibitions of historical documents and other materials related to disaster prevention, as well as displays of the findings of more recent research. Documentary images of damage inflicted during earthquakes are also available for viewing.

Current Displays

Curated Exhibition

• Damage and Reconstruction in the 1927 Kitatango Earthquake -Special Exibition of 85th Anniversary in Kyoto- (16 April - 25 May, 2012)

Entry fee	None
Exhibition Hall opening times	9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Closed	Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and university vacations (summer holidays, year-end and new-year holidays)

Forthcoming Exhibitions

Curated Exhibitions

• Fourth Ideas Competition for Strategy on Disaster Mitigation of Cultural Heritage and Historic Cities: Winning Entries (Early July - Late October, 2012)
• Winning Entries for the Sixth Map Contest for Community Safety (Late October - Late December, 2012)

Past Exhibitions

Rits-DMUCH Opening Exhibition

Exhibition of hazard maps (showing sites of potential damage, evacuation shelters, and evacuation methods) given to the Center's collection by local governments nationwide (April - June 2006)

City and Disaster Prevention Simulation and Gaming Exhibition

With the cooperation of the Foundation for the Fusing of Science and Technology (FOST) in Kanagawa, Japan, the Center developed a simulation game aimed at improvement of disaster-prevention community training, awareness, and education. (November 2006)

Curated Exhibitions

• First Map Contest for Community Safety: Winning Entries (29 October - 21 December, 2007)
• Active Faults in the Kinki Region (October 2007 - October 2008)
• Studies on Development of Construction Techniques for Temporary Housing After a Disaster Using Traditional Plastering (Sakan) Techniques (July - October 2008)
• Second Map Contest for Community Safety: Winning Entries (20 October - 19 December, 2008)
• Self-help, Public and Mutual Assistance, and Partnerships for Safety in the Historical City of Kyoto (7 January - 6 April, 2009)
• The Great Kanto Earthquake As Recreated Through Maps (8 April - 10 May, 2009)
• Memories in the Media of the Great Earthquake (20 May - 19 June, 2009)
• First Ideas Competition for Strategy on Disaster Mitigation of Cultural Heritage and Historic Cities: Winning Entries (23 June - 29 October, 2009)
• Third Map Contest for Community Safety: Winning Entries (2 - 30 November, 2009)
• Academic Frontier Project: Research Findings Poster Exhibition (11 December, 2009 - 24 March, 2010)
• Kyoto Arts and Entertainments: A Walk Through Time Virtual Kyoto: A Recreation of the Gion Festival Fune-Hoko A recreation of the Fune-Hoko, a boat-shaped float that features in Kyoto's Gion Festival, using state-of-the-art computer technology. (31 March - 27 April, 2010)
• Protecting the Past to Ensure the Future: Achievements of the Ritsumeikan Research Center for Disaster Mitigation (30 April - 4 July, 2010)
• Second Ideas Competition for Strategy on Disaster Mitigation of Cultural Heritage and Historic Cities: Winning Entries (6 July - 29 September, 2010)
• Disasters of the Past Through Historical Documents (1 - 20 October, 2010)
• Fourth Map Contest for Community Safety: Winning Entries (25 October – 24 December, 2010)
• Disasters of the Past Through Historical Documents (11 January - 31 March, 2011)
• i-BOUSAI Evacuation Support Kits Exhibition (10 May - 4 July, 2011)
• Third Ideas Competition for Strategy on Disaster Mitigation of Cultural Heritage and Historic Cities: Winning Entries (6 July - 27 October, 2011)
• Winning Entries for the Fifth Map Contest for Community Safety (31 October - 22 December, 2011)
• Active faults in urban area especially in Japan－Publication and correspondence to the active fault maps－ (18 January - 12 March, 2012)

　　　　　　　　

Permanent Exhibition

An exhibition of disaster prevention maps from major Japanese cities, as well as seismotectonic maps and disaster-related reports from Southeast Asia.