“Uchu no Hi” (Space Day) was established by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Institute of Space and Astronautical Science to mark the day (September 12, 1992) that Mohri Mamoru boarded the Space Shuttle to become the first Japanese national in space. For “The Universe and Art” exhibition, to coincide with Uchu no Hi, Cafe Area THE SUN at the Museum Cafe & Restaurant THE SUN & THE MOON offers a special tie-in menu that extends the cosmic experience of the exhibition into dining.
A limited number of exhibition catalogue mission emblem sets are also available for purchase at the pop-up exhibition shop.
Collaboration Menu
Cosmic culinary experience guaranteed! A tempting black hole of a donburi that will suck you right in...
Black Hole Kakiage-Don 1,280 yen
Seafood (soft-shell shrimp, prawn, squid, clams) tempura-style with bamboo charcoal, topped with a quail's egg, gold leaf and silver sugar sprinkles to create a dish inspired by the sun and stars. Bamboo charcoal is also used to color the rice.
Available September 12 - January 9
Served in a bowl of “hollow ship” design modeled on one of the exhibits
In the late Edo period, an utsurobune (lit. “hollow ship”) bearing a remarkable resemblance to a UFO and containing a beautiful young woman washed ashore in what is now Ibaraki Prefecture. For the period of “The Universe and Art” only, Cafe Area THE SUN serves a “Black Hole Kakiage-Don” in a UFO-shaped bowl inspired by an exhibit depicting this fabled incident.
A meal and a story in a bowl - open the spaceship to view the vastness of the cosmos!
Bowls are also for sale at “The Universe and Art” pop-up shop.
“Utsurobune (Hollow Ship)” Rice Bowl
2,916 yen
A fantastical, space-themed parfait to tempt adult tastebuds!
Planet and Spacetime Parfait 900 yen
Scoops of tiramisu and yuzu ice cream in planet-like proportions top a dessert inspired by the Milky Way, with blue soda-flavored jelly, purple blueberry sauce, white pannacotta, and a sprinkling of silver sugar crystals. Mandarin orange and chocolate chips add a final flourish to this indulgent parfait for grownup palates.
Available September 12 - October 31 January 9
* Offer extended until the end of the exhibition by popular demand!
A space station view of the cosmos!
Planet and Spacetime Dessert Plate 1,200 yen
“Planets” of cassis mousse and pistachio ice cream, a baked chocolate meteorite, cheesecake shooting star and more make this artistic rendering of the cosmos a delectable sweet selection impossible to resist.
Available November 1 - January 9
In addition, customers ordering from the tie-in menu will receive a free coaster based on the “Mission Emblem” designed for the exhibition (9 cm in diameter, color cannot be chosen).
Location: Cafe Area THE SUN at the Museum Cafe & Restaurant THE SUN & THE MOON
(52F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
Hours：11:00-22:00 (Last orders: food 21:00, drinks 21:30)
Open every day during the exhibition (may close for events)
“The Universe and Art” Limited Sets of Exhibition Catalogue & Official Mission Emblem
“The Universe and Art” Limited Sets of Exhibition Catalogue & Official Mission Emblem set 3,600 yen
As well as all the works on rotating display, such as the da Vinci manuscripts and the mandalas, “The Universe and Art” catalogue contains absorbing essays by a first-class lineup of writers including Chiku Kakugyo (Director, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Center), Matogawa Yasunori (Professor emeritus, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency [JAXA]), and Alberto Rocca (Director of Milan's Pinacoteca Ambrosiana). This fascinating catalogue also containing commentaries on all the works on show comes with a free “mission emblem” designed exclusively for the exhibition.
Supplies are limited, so be in quick!
Available at “The Universe and Art” special shop (in the Mori Art Museum; 53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
Inquiries: Mori Art Museum Museum Shop
Tel: +81-(0)3-6406-6118
All prices include tax.
■Relevant Information
・“The Universe and Art: Princess Kaguya, Leonardo da Vinci, teamLab”
July 30, 2016 - January 9, 2017
