(cache)Kitakyushu City Museum of Natural History and History [Travel Museum of Life]

Important Notice

Tue., February 10, 2026 Acceptance of Museum Trainees for FY2026 (Outline) Tue., January 20, 2026 [Important] Changes to opening hours on Sunday, February 15th Fri., January 9, 2026 Closure of Time-Traveling Room(March 11, 2026 - March 13, 2026)

Opening hours

2/13 9:00 - 17:00 *Last admission is at 16:30

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

Special Exhibition

Spring Special Exhibition "The Mysteries of Fossils: The Secrets of Creatures that Turned to Stone"

March 20, 2026 Fri.- May 10, 2026 Sun.

Special Exhibition Now on

Special Exhibition "Investigate and Compare: Changes in Lifestyle and Tools"

Sat., November 15, 2025 - Sun., April 19, 2026

EVENTS

No application required

Lecture by the Society of History Friends: "Castles and Architecture in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Periods - Castles, Turrets, and Palaces"

Sat., February 14, 2026

Application closed

FY2025 Indoor Course "How to Read Ancient Documents"

Wed., April 23, 2025 - Wed., March 25, 2026

Application closed

Indoor course "Higashida Museum Park Children's School (Second Term)"

Sat., October 18, 2025 - Sat., March 7, 2026

自然史ゾーン

The history of nature and life from the birth of the Earth to the present is presented in an easy-to-understand manner through approximately 8,000 animal and plant specimens, fossils, rocks, minerals, and replicas.

歴史ゾーン

Through various historical materials, we trace the history of Kitakyushu, which is close to China and the Korean Peninsula and is located at the gateway to Kyushu, and the changes in the lives of the people who lived there.