{"id":74494,"date":"2021-06-04T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T00:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=74494"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:27:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T07:27:57","slug":"a-glimpse-into-the-universitys-museums-with-waseda-week-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/74494","title":{"rendered":"A glimpse into the University\u2019s museums with Museum Week 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate the culture and arts here at the University, Waseda held Musuem Week 2021 from May 17 to 28. The two-week event served as a chance for students, faculty, staff and the general public to get to know the different on and off-campus museums, and special preparations were made to bring each museum\u2019s content online this year for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n

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Four of Waseda’s museums can be easily visited on foot!<\/p><\/div>\n

Below, we introduce the five main museums of Waseda. From pieces of Waseda\u2019s history to the world of theater, sports memorabilia to ancient artifacts, come take a look at the culture and art that the University has to offer.<\/p>\n

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The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum<\/h3>\n
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Waseda Campus, opened Oct. 1928<\/p><\/div>\n

Lovingly nicknamed Enpaku (an abbreviation of the official Japanese name), the museum stands as Waseda\u2019s oldest museum. Established as a commemoration of Professor Tsubouchi Shoyo\u2019s 70th birthday and his completed Japanese translations of all 40 volumes of the \u201cComplete Works of Shakespeare,\u201d the Enpaku is currently one of the only museums in all of Asia specializing in the world of theater. From Shakespeare to kabuki, and featuring materials ranging spanning paper, painting, film and clothing, there is incredible variety and depth to the materials featured in each collection.<\/p>\n\n\t\t