This symposium by the British and Japanese delegates presents a historical survey of the Choshu Guns at home and abroad, and the cultural impacts of artillery on the worlds of the East and the West.
【Symposium】
■Lecture (Title and Speaker)
Ⅰ Choshu-Guns in the Netherlands, Paris and London
～Guns over the Sea～
Prof. Takeshi Gunji，Osaka Gakuin University
Ⅱ Gun casting technology in Japan, East Asia and the West.
An introductory survey
Mr. Matthew Buck ，Curator，National Museums Liverpool
Ⅲ The Armstrong Guns at Woolwich and Shimonoseki;
and the Choshu Guns to the Rotunda
Prof. Masaie Matsumura，Otemae University
Ⅳ The History of The Royal Artillery Museum
and its collection 1783 - 2006
Mr. Mark Smith, Director, Royal Artillery Museum
Sponsored by Hagi Museum & Research Institute of Backumatsu History of Science and Technology of Choshu
Admittance free
Choshu Gun inscribed Mori family crest
The Royal Artillery Museum and its exhibition of guns of the world
Choshu Gun cast in 1854, and owned by the Royal Artillery Museum
