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Information from Nikon Museum, including information relating to events other than special exhibitions.
Nikon Museum joins nationwide exhibition of asteroid Ryugu sample grain replicas
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
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Replicas of a sample grain taken from the asteroid Ryugu (one actual size and one enlarged ten times) A movie introducing a microscope system for the observation of asteroid samples |
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| Replicas courtesy | JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Hayabusa2 Project |
Upper: actual size
Lower: enlarged ten times
New Movie Screening — “The F2, the World's Greatest Mechanical Camera: Conversation Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nikon F2”
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.
Recorded 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.
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The F2, the World's Greatest Mechanical Camera: Conversation Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nikon F2 Running time: approximately 23 minutes |
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Past Events
Special Movies to be shown together with “The History of Optical Glass” Special Exhibition
| Screening period | October 11, 2022 – February 25, 2023 |
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| Movies |
Optical glass production using continuous melting (running time: approximately 10 minutes) Synthetic silica glass production (running time: approximately 7 minutes) Optical glass production using crucible melting (running time: approximately 3 minutes) |
New Movie Screening — “Interview with the designer: The Appeal of the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct”
| Screening from | September 29, 2021 |
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| Movie |
Interview with the designer: The Appeal of the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct Running time: approximately 5 minutes 30 seconds |
New Movie Screening in the Private Viewing Room — “Scientific photography: capturing the wonders around us with the Nikon Z 7”
| Screening from | April 21, 2021 |
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| Movie |
Specialists & Nikon Scientific photography: capturing the wonders around us with the Nikon Z 7 Running time: approximately 11 minutes |
New Movies — a short 4K movie and 8K time-lapse movie filmed with the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct
| Screening from | April 13, 2021 |
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| Movies |
HARP — Healing Harp Tones Running time: approximately 3 minutes 8K time-lapse movie of the casual daily scenery Running time: approximately 3 minutes |
New Movie Screening in the Private Viewing Room — “Investigating the Structure of the Galaxy and the Nikon 91 cm Reflector Telescope”
| Screening from | March 2, 2021 |
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| Movie |
Specialists & Nikon Investigating the Structure of the Galaxy and the Nikon 91 cm Reflector Telescope |
| Cooperation | Subaru Telescope Okayama Branch Office, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
Long-term exhibition of Taizo Ichinose's war-damaged Nikon F camera and his last photograph
| Dates | September 29, 2020 – Late December, 2021 |
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| Exhibits |
Mementos of the photojournalist Taizo Ichinose, including his war-damaged Nikon F SLR camera One of his photograph |
A drama commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Nikon Museum “The lie detective — The sunken NIKONOS Ⅲ”
| Screening from | December 8, 2020 |
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| Movie |
A drama commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Nikon Museum “The lie detective — The sunken NIKONOS Ⅲ” Running time: approximately 47 minutes |
| Written by | Sanaka Hiiragi |
| Direction and filming | Shotaro Sakai |
| Script and leading actor | Joya |
| Cooperation | playApart |
New Movies at the Museum Theater, recorded using Nikon Z 50 cameras, including Parisian streetscape and Mt. Fuji shot from a drone
| Screening from | August 18, 2020 |
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| Movies |
A Walk in Paris Running time: approximately 3 minutes 12 seconds Artisans of Paris Running time: approximately 3 minutes 14 seconds Bird's-eye View of Mt. Fuji Running time: approximately 2 minutes 13 seconds |
“The Attraction of the Nikon F System Camera”, a Commemorative Exhibition for the 40th Anniversary of the Nikon F3
| Dates | August 4, 2020 – Late December, 2020 |
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| Exhibits | Approximately 20 F3 units in combination with various accessories |
New Movie Screening in the Private Viewing Room — “Tojinbo's Guardians and Nikon Binoculars”
| Screening from | February 1, 2020 |
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| Movie |
Specialists & Nikon Tojinbo's Guardians and Nikon Binoculars |
| Cooperation | NPO Editorial Desk of Memorable Words |
Private Viewing Room for Original Movies
| Screening from | January 6, 2020 |
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| Movies |
Nikon 100th Anniversary LUX CENTURIAE Tetsuro Goto Interviews series Specialists & Nikon series |
New Movie at the Museum Theater — “Cool breeze”, filmed using Nikon Z series cameras and F mount lenses
| Screening from | January 6, 2020 |
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| Movie | Cool breeze |
| Cooperation | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |