Stag Beetles of the World Swarm to TAKAO 599 MUSEUM During Silver Week!
World Stag Beetle Exhibition
Dates: Sept. 19 (Sat) - Oct. 4 (Sun), 2015
Hours: 8:00 - 17:00 (Doors close: 16:30)
Location: Public Gallery, 2F TAKAO 599 MUSEUM
Admission: 100 yen (students up to junior high free) # Includes tax
■ Specimens on Display
700 beetles from 200 species in 24 display cases
■ Live Beetles on Display
16 species of live stag beetles from around the world
■ Library Corner
Peruse specialty books on the stag beetle.
■ Gift Shop
Books and other publications on insects for sale
■ Gallery Talks
Attend talks on the stag beetle.
□ Stag Beetles of the World
Sept. 19 (Sat) starts at 13:00
Hiroshi Fujita, chief editor of Gekkan Mushi (Insect Monthly) and author of The Lucanid Beetles of the World
□ What Kind of Insect is the Stag Beetle?
Sept. 20 (Sun) starts at 13:00
Kiyohiko Ikeda, Honorary Director of TAKAO 599 MUSEUM and Professor at Waseda University
Supervising Directors: Hiroshi Fujita and Kazuhiko Iijima (Mushi-sha Ltd./Supervising Directors of TAKAO 599 MUSEUM insect exhibitions)
Sponsor: TAKAO 599 MUSEUM
Planning and administrative support: Mushi-sha Ltd.
Support: Hachioji City Board of Education and Keio Corporation
# The exhibition program outlined above is subject to change.
# The museum does not have parking spaces available. Visitors arriving by bicycle should use the bicycle parking area in front of the train station or other locations.
