NOMURA "EXPO GALLERY" corporate museum housing 20,000 pieces of Expo materials will be open to the public on August 5th and 6th

Nomura Co., Ltd., a comprehensive spatial production company, has been involved in the planning and concept design of numerous pavilions and displays spaces, from the 1970 Osaka Expo to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo.

The "EXPO GALLERY" at our Osaka office houses and displays approximately 20,000 valuable materials related to international expositions that have been accumulated throughout this history. The gallery covers everything from the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, the world's first international exposition, to the Dubai Expo in 2021. It is also a space where you can learn about the spirit and stories of the people involved in the 1970 Osaka Expo project, and see the script for the "Festival Square" where the event was held and the confetti that was thrown at the opening ceremony.

Until now, the facility has been open only to business partners and researchers, but in the year of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, we will open it to the general public in order to share the significance of the Expo and what goes on behind the scenes with as many people as possible. Please read the information provided and apply. We look forward to receiving your application.


[EXPO GALLERY general tour overview]
 
Date and time: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 *Wednesday, August 6 is fully booked

Capacity: 12 people/each day

Tour contents:      
16:00 Gather
16:10 Lecture: "The Appeal and Impact of the Expo" (30 mins)
16:40 Tour of the EXPO GALLERY (45 minutes) Break (5 minutes) *You may leave at the end of the tour of the EXPO GALLERY
17:30 Video presentation on the World Expo (40 mins)
18:10 End

place : NOMURA Osaka Office (Park Tower 19th floor, 2-10-70 Namba-naka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)

Cost: free

Application Deadline: July 21, 2025 (Monday/National Holiday)


[How to apply]
Please apply via the URL below.
https://jp.research.net/r/XCLN8ZK


[Notes]
■We do not accept applications over the phone.
■Children (up to elementary school age) must be accompanied by an adult.
■If there are a large number of applicants, we may hold a lottery or close the application period early.
■The contents of the event (photos, videos, etc.) may be used after the event for the purpose of our public relations activities, including providing information to our website, social media, and the mass media. In addition, there may be interviews on the day.
■After the event, we would like to ask you to fill in a simple survey.
■We are not responsible for any accidents or injuries that occur in the EXPO GALLERY or our office caused by participants.
■The content may be changed, canceled, or postponed without notice.
■If you are a member of the media, please contact prs@nomura-g.jp.

[Process from application to tour]
■Those eligible to participate will be contacted by email by Friday, July 25th.
■If you are an eligible participant and wish to cancel, please contact us by email at prs@nomura-g.jp.


About EXPO GALLERY
Passing on the memory of the World Expo to the future
Having been involved in many expositions, including the 1970 Osaka Expo, we believe that connecting the legacy to the future is an important social contribution activity, and so we opened the "EXPO GALLERY" in 2022.

EXPO LIBRARY
In 2001, the museum received a donation of 10,000 items related to the Expo from the researcher Tsuyoshi Terashita, and since then, the museum has collected a total of approximately 20,000 items, including those donated from various sources.The museum is notable for its wide range of items, including not only official records, but also books, Expo posters by famous creators such as Yusaku Kamekura, and items exclusive to the venue.

EXHIBITION ROOM
With the theme of "Expositions and NOMURA", the program introduces our company's achievements in the five world expositions held in Japan. In particular, it introduces expositions from a unique perspective, including anecdotes from various projects that Nomura was in charge of, such as the Tower of the Sun and the Japan Pavilion exhibits at the 1970 Osaka displays, and the process leading up to the creation of an exposition.

COMMUNICATION ROOM
This area will feature illustrations of "the future World Expo" as envisioned by our creators, as well as NOMURA 's initiatives leading to the future.