Date: From June 14, 2022 (Tue)

From June 14 (Tue) 2022, Nikon Museum is exhibiting replicas of a sample grain taken from the asteroid Ryugu, brought back to Earth by the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2.

These replicas have been delivered to approximately 200 facilities throughout Japan, in collaboration with the JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Habyabusa2 Project, “Dream Creation Association with ISAS/JAXA”, and Sagamihara City. They are being exhibited nationwide from June 13 (Mon), which is “Hayabusa Day”, the day commemorating the return of the first asteroid explorer Hayabusa to Earth.

Nikon Museum is closed on June 13, but is exhibiting two replicas of a Ryugu sample grain (one actual size, and one ten times larger) from June 14 (Tue). In addition, an integrated microscope system for observation and analysis of the asteroid samples, designed and developed by Nikon Solutions and Nikon Engineering, both Nikon group companies, is also being shown in a special video.

Related information

• Sagamihara City website, asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 page (Japanese only)

Available from December 10, 2021 (Fri)

Nikon Museum announces the release of the new mug with Nikon F2 and Mikron illustrations, available from December 10 (Fri), 2021 at the museum shop.

It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Nikon F2 and the 100th anniversary of the MIKRON compact binoculars, one of Nikon's most celebrated binoculars. It features illustrations of both models and the logo of the product name.

• Museum shop

Screening from November 2, 2021 (Tue)

Nikon Museum is screening a new movie called “The F2, the World's Greatest Mechanical Camera: Conversation Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nikon F2” in the Private Viewing Room from November 2, 2021 (Tue).

In this movie, Mr. Akihiko Sato (former vice-director of the Camera Department), who developed the F2, introduces the developmental concepts of the F2, how it improved on the F, its wide range of accessories, including motor drives and viewfinders, and their features, and its relationship with newspaper publishers and photo enthusiasts at the time. In addition, he introduces the birth of the F2, how it exceeded the highly valued and long-running F, how it came to be known as the greatest mechanical camera, and the reason for the F2's existence among Nikon SLRs.

Filmed using Nikon Z 6

With the exception of some reference material, this video was recorded using Nikon Z 6 cameras. Please enjoy this 4K ultra-high definition movie.

Screening from September 29, 2021 (Wed)

Nikon Museum is screening a new movie called “Interview with the designer: The Appeal of the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct” on its 70-inch 8K monitor from September 29, 2021 (Wed).

In this movie, the optical designer Keisuke Tsubonoya, who developed the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct, introduces this lens under the four themes of “Aim of developing the Noct”, “What is the Noct?”, “Photography that utilizes the features of the Noct”, and “Enjoying the Noct”. The movie also includes beautiful high-definition images captured using this lens, demonstrating its superior expressive power.

About the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct

The NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct, released in October 2019, is a manual focus lens that achieves extremely high optical performance with its ultra-large f/0.95 aperture. Minimizing optical aberrations means it can provide superior point image reproducibility and high resolution. It symbolizes the superior optical performance of the Nikon Z-mount system.