Announcement of the Joint Exhibition "What to Do, Humans? - Questioning the Future of the Earth from the Research Frontlines" by the National Museum of Nature and Science and the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology

Exhibition Name: Joint Exhibition by the National Museum of Nature and Science and the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology "What to Do, Humans? - Questioning the Future of the Earth from the Research Frontlines"

Venue: National Museum of Nature and Science (Ueno Park, Tokyo), 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall and Central Hall

Period: July 31 (Fri) to September 23 (Wed, Holiday), 2026

Opening Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Until 6:00 PM from August 9-15) (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)

Closed: September 7 (Mon), September 14 (Mon)

Admission Fee: General/University Students: ¥630 (Group: ¥510), High School Students and below, and Seniors 65 and above: Free *This exhibition can be viewed with the permanent exhibition admission fee. *Groups of 20 or more. *For details on admission, please visit our website: https://www.kahaku.go.jp/

Organizers: National Museum of Nature and Science, Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology

Related Events: Opening Event (Application Period: June 25 - July 3) and others. *Online applications will be accepted for general visitors. Media representatives are kindly requested not to apply. *For media representative applications, please contact the address below under [Contact Information] with your [Name and Affiliation]. *Details will be posted on our website: <https://www.kahaku.go.jp/tenji-event/nid00003904.html>

Supervisors from the National Museum of Nature and Science: Kenichi Shinoda, Former Director of the National Museum of Nature and Science Specializes in molecular anthropology. Researches the origins of the Japanese people and the formation of groups worldwide by analyzing DNA from ancient human bones.

Supervisors from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology: Juichi Yamagiwa, Director of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology Specializes in evolutionary anthropology and primatology. Explores how human societies and cultures were formed by tracing back evolutionary history, and seeks the ideal future state of human societies and cultures.

Yasuhisa Kondo, Professor at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology Specializes in archaeological geography. Has been conducting excavation surveys in Oman in the Middle East for nearly 20 years. Also interested in integrated research across humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and methodologies for co-creation between academia and society.

Masato Taniguchi, Project Professor at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology Specializes in hydrogeology and hydrology. Promotes research programs that clarify the interconnections between humans, society, and nature, and pursue the ideal state of future society through co-creation with stakeholders, in order to solve complex global environmental problems.

Ichiro Daon, Vice Director of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology Specializes in isotope ecology. Uses isotope information as a tool to position organisms within ecosystems and elucidate their relationships with the surrounding environment, enabling new perspectives through the study of isotope environmental science.

Soji Matsuda, Project Professor at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology Specializes in social anthropology and African regional studies. Promotes research programs that create new values and lifestyles by integrating science and culture, rather than relying solely on advanced science and technology, to solve global environmental problems.