| The Radio Era: Featuring the Collection of Shuntaro Tanigawa |
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The word radio, evokes different memories for each of us. Persons familiar
with Japan may think of the early morning government Radio Calisthenics
broadcast, NHK radio classes in languages and literature, late night broadcasts
or perhaps Gyoku-on Hoso, the broadcast in which Emperor Hirohito read
the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of WWII. Others may recall the
brilliant visual world of radio in its heyday as depicted in the 1993 drama,
Rajio no Jikan (movie version, Welcome Back Mr. McDonald) in which playwright
Kohki Mitani created the winning role of an all-night delivery truck driver
who avidly listened to the host of a radio talk show. Still others may
remember the program, Jet Stream, that has been ongoing since 1967, narrated
by the late Tatsuya Joe.
Radio programs stimulate the imagination all the more for their lack of visuals. Prior to the advent of television, radio was a valuable source of information and unlimited imaginary worlds. In fact, over-activated imaginations panicked when deeply terrified people heard the 1938 Orson Wells, War of the Worlds broadcast.
The developmental changes that radios underwent over the years are a perfect
example of the quick tempo of change in product function and design. Technology
progressed from crystal to vacuum tube radios and the exterior case materials
changed from wood to plastic. Designs include those which are sturdy, heavy
furniture to those which decorate tabletops. The current exhibition, truly
representative of the KIT motto, Where Art Meets Science, displays an incredible
variety of radios.
In fiscal 2010, the poet, Shutaro Tanigawa donated his collection of more
than 180 radios and related publications to KIT. Mr. Tanigawa, who dreamed
of becoming a radio technician, has showered his affections on many different
radios. The collection gives us a complete picture of the enchantment of
the radio. Having received this invaluable contribution, we will strive
to exhibit these gems of art and science in such a way as to make Mr. Tanigawa
proud.
In the current exhibition, “The Radio Era: Featuring the Collection of
Shuntaro Tanigawa,” we have combined exhibits of radios with those of posters
and related articles. We hope you will drink your fill of nostalgia and
explore the marriage of art and science revealed in the development of
the radio. |
| Duration |
March 22 through May 8, 2011 |
Hours
Holidays |
10:00～17:00
（no admission after 16:30）
Sundays and national holidays
(open April 29 through May 8) |
| Admission |
Adults 200 yen
College Students 150 yen
Persons 18 and under Free |
| Inquiries |
Museum and Archives
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Ph.075-724-7924
E-mail：siryokan@kit.ac.jp
URL
http://www.cis.kit.ac.jp/~siryokan/main.html |
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