Join us at the Museum's Tomo-no-kai "Circle of Friends"
The Museum's "Circle of Friends" Tomo-no-kai was established in May, 2008 to promote exchanges between members, as well as to support Museum projects and to contribute to the development of regional culture.
▐ Main Activities
Learning and exchange between members (lectures, study meetings, publishing newsletters, etc.)
Joint exhibition with the Museum
Cooperation with the Museum (educational activities, ongoing investigation of collection materials, help with exhibitions and public relations activities)
Contribution to the region ( through publications and sales)
Lectures hosted by the "Circle of Friends" Tomo-no-kai
Joint Special Exhibitions
Commentary meetings on exhibitions
▐ Benefits of Membership
Delivery of Bulletins (about one issue every 3 months)
We will send you notification of events held by the Circle of Friends, and of events at the Museum, etc.
Members' special discounted prices on Circle of Friends' publications.
Free admission with your membership card (except for group membership)
▐ Membership Type (Annual Dues)
Membership Type
Registered on Sept. 30 or before
Registered on Oct. 1 or afterward
Group Membership
2000 yen
Individual Membership
1000 yen
500 yen
Family Membership
600 yen/person
300 yen/person
※ Valid from the day registered through March 31 of the same fiscal year. ※ All family members need to have the same address. Example: Three members of a family to be registered :1 individual member + 2 family members→ Total of membership dues for a year is 2200 yen.
▐ How to Join
To join, please pay your membership dues to the postal transfer account shown below. To make your payment, please use the blue postal payment form at a post office. Please pay the handling fee. Your membership card will be sent after we confirm payment of your dues. Please note that this could take up to a month. Please keep your receipt until payment is confirmed.
<Account for Membership Dues Payment> Account number 02220-5-86300 Name "Yamagata-kenritsu-hakubutsukan Tomo-no-kai"
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"New Registration to the Circle of Friends (Tomo-no-kai)"
Membership type (either Group, Individual or Family)
Name or Group name (For a family membership, please list the names of all of the family members.)
Gender and age (list the gender and age of all of the family members)
Address
Phone number
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We do not share the information obtained above or use it for any other activities than the Circle of Friends Tomo-no-kai.
All memberships end on March 31 even if you join sometime after the beginning of the fiscal year.