Special Exhibition

Several times a year, special exhibitions are held in Exhibition Spaces 2 and 3, on the first floor of Building 6, organized by various officies. Please feel free to visit. Access information is available here.
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Hideko Maria Exhibition of Ikons:
Windows of Heaven2026.02.28-2026.04.24
Organizer: Catholic Jesuit Center
Exhibition Space 2 and Catholic Jesuit Center

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Reconnecting with the Community Through
Cultural Heritage: Academic Research by
the History Department, Sophia University,
in the 1960s2025.12.05-2026.02.20
Organizer: Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
Exhibition Space 2

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Retro Equipment and Objects
– A Glimpse into Campus Life –2025.10.10-2026.04.24
Organizer: Sophia Archives
Exhibition Space 3

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Architect Max Hindel and Building Number 1
2025.10.10-2025.11.20
Organizer: Sophia Archives
Exhibition Space 2

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Commemorating Sophia University Building 1
Designated as a Tokyo Historical Landmark
: Architect Max Hindel and Building 12025.07.31-2025.08.28
Organizer: Sophia Archives
1st floor Entrance Building 2

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Eighty Years Since the War
: Sophia University Students’ Recollections
—A Legacy for Later Generations2025.07.11-2025.09.15
Organizer: Sophia Archives
1st floor Central Library

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Presidents of Sophia University
: Their Speciality and Daily Lives2025.05.09-2025.09.30
Organizer: Sophia Archives
Exhibition Spaces 2 and 3

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The Sophia Mission in Cambodia (1979-2023)
2024.10.22-2025.4.30
Organizer: Sophia Asia Center for Research and Human
DevelopmentExhibition Spaces 2 and 3

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Hideko Maria Exhibition of Ikons and Japanese
Style Paintings – The Will to Live2024.09.25-2024.10.18
Organizer: Catholic Jesuit Center
Exhibition Space 2 and Catholic Jesuit Center

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Men for Others exhibition, asking the Human
Fr. Arrupe2024.01.22-2024.10.08
Organizer: Catholic Jesuit Center
Exhibition Space 3

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With the Sophia Eagle: University Ideals and
the School Emblem2023.10.13-2024.09.17
Organizer: Sophia Archives
Exhibition Space 2

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For Others, With Others – Taking up the Challenge with Sophia University Junior College Division
Service – Learning2023.10.13-2024.01.19
Organizer: Sophia University Junior College Division
Exhibition Space 3

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A Message of PEACE “For Others, with Others”
from Nagasaki: The Atomic Bomb Survivor
Takashi Nagai and His Wife Midori2023.06.01-2023.10.12
Organizer: Catholic Jesuit Center
Exhibition Space 2

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“Clothing” and “Politics” in France
2022.12.14-2023.10.11
Organizer: Department of French Studies, Faculty of
Foreign Studies
(Seminar with Associate Professor Simon Serverin)Exhibition Space 3

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Sophia University Department of Journalism and
The Study of Journalism in Japan2022.12.14-2023.05.30
Organizer: Department of Journalism, Faculty
of HumanitiesExhibition Space 2

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Historical Excavation at Chiyoda Ward:
American Culture during the Occupation of
Postwar Japan2022.03.23-2022.12.11
Organizer: Institute of American and Canadian Studies
Exhibition Space 3

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Pope Francis, thank you for visiting us at Sophia
2020.03.17-2021.10.06
Organizer: Sophia University
Exhibition Space 2

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The Pope and Sophia University
2019.11.25-2021.08.08
Organizer: Sophia University
Exhibition Space 3

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In Commemoration of Pope’s Japan Visit : Joe
O’Donnell Photo Exhibition “The Fruit of War”2019.11.15-2019.11.29
Organizer: Sophia University, Earth-Identity-Project (NPO)
;Supported by TBS Television; Cooperation: TBS Sparkle,
Kimiko O’Donnell, Tetsuo Ohara Editing Office,
Makoto YamazakiEntrance (Kojimachi-Odori Ave. side)

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The 60th Memorial Sophia University and
Nanzan University Sports Festival Johnansen and
its history2019.06.24-2019.09.18
Organizer: Sophia University;
Cooperation: Nanzan ArchivesExhibition Space 2

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Scenery of Russia
2019.07.16-2019.11.22
Organizer: Department of Russian Studies, Faculty of
Foreign StudiesExhibition Space 3

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Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the
Founding of the International Division of Sophia
University2019.09.20-2020.03.16
Co-organizers: Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University
Shi-shiryo shitsuExhibition Space 2

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100 Years of Kirishitan, the Japanese Christians
2018.10.19-2019.03.08
Organizer: Kirishitan Bunko Library
Exhibition Space 2

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Bible as it is expressed in Icon-Passion and
Resurrection of Jesus Christ-Prayer of
Maria Hideko2019.03.12-2019.06.20
Organizer: Catholic Jesuit Center
Exhibition Space 2 and Catholic Jesuit Center



