【Discover the Feature Exhibition】 The Story of Iron

- Thinking about history through iron -

Feature Exhibition Room 3, 

February 1st (Tue.) ~ April 3rd (Sun.), 2022

Iron Slag

There was an independent archaeologist named Fukae Yoshikazu who did important work around the time to 1960 to 1970. He conducted on-the-spot-investigations, and discovered and recorded a lot of remains and relics before the time that the Cultural Properties Protection Administration was established.

The materials that Mr. Fukae left to us included a large number ofrelics called “Tessai” (or iron slag).

Why did Mr. Fukae collect iron slag, which was just waste iron for the people of that historical era? When was the iron slag produced? When did people in Fukuoka start making iron? How did the production and use of iron, now so common in our lives, spread?

In this exhibition, we will make use of these materials as a guide to explore the history of iron in Fukuoka. 

Exhibition view