Studio Ghibli Museum

The Studio Ghibli Museum (Museo d'Arte Ghibli) was established in 2001. It primarily serves to introduce visitors to the works of the studio, but does so in an informal manner almost like that of a small theme park.

As the brochure states, the museum is:

A peculiar building, carefully designed exhibits, original short animated films that can only be seen here, a cozy cafe... You will discover many interesting things in the Museum. There are not any set routes that you must follow. You are the one to discover your own way. Those who can lose their way and fully enjoy this space are welcomed at the Museum.

You can see why the theme of the museum is "Let's Lose Our Way, Together."

Access

• Studio Ghibli Museum Website: Overseas Ticket Guide (English)

• Ticket and Travel Guide by Warren Savage
• Location:
  Google Earth,
  Google Maps,
  Directions on Google Maps by Theirishgrover

Exhibitions

• Spirited Away - 2001 - 2002
• Laputa, Castle In The Sky and Imaginary Science Machines - 2003
• Yuri Norstein - 2003-2004
• Pixar - 2004
• Heidi, Girl of the Alps - 2005 - 2006
• Aardman - 2006
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears - 2007
• Panda! Go Panda! - 2007 - 2008
• Petit Louvre - 2008
• Ponyo - 2009
• Ghibli Forest Movies - Welcome to the Saturn Theater - 2010 - 2011
• The View from the Catbus - 2011 - 2012
• The Gift of Illustrations - A Source of Popular Culture - 2012 - 2013
• The Lens at Work in The Ghibli Forest 2013 - 2014
• Structures Exhibition - 2014
• The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - 2014 - 2015
• Welcome to the Clock Tower - 30 May 2015 - May 2016
• The Cat Bus to the Ghibli Forest - 16 July 2016 - May 2017
• Animating Memorable Meals - 27 May 2017 - November 2018
• Painting the Colors of Our Films - 17 November 2018 - November 2019

Short Films Shown at the Museum

• The Whale Hunt
• Koro's Big Day Out
• Mei and the Kittenbus
• Monmon the Water Spider
• The Day I Bought a Star
• House Hunting
• A Sumo Wrestler's Tail
• Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
• Treasure Hunting
• Boro the Caterpillar

Availability

For commercially-released media related to the Studio Ghibli Museum, see the following page: Studio Ghibli Museum (Availability)

Other Resources

• Museum Tour with Justin Leach
• Museum DVD Synopsis

External Resources

• Official Studio Ghibli Museum Website (Japanese)
• Official Studio Ghibli Museum Website (English)
  • Overseas Ticket Guide
• Aaron Kleinsteiber's Museum Tour
• Matt Bystedt's Museum Tour
• Anime Tourist Survival Guide
• 'Anime' fantasy at the Ghibli Museum, article at the Visit Japan Campaign website