The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture

The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture
奈良県立橿原考古学研究所附属博物館
General information
Address 50-2 Unebi-chō
Town or city Kashihara, Nara Prefecture
Country Japan
Coordinates 34°29′32″N 135°47′29″E / 34.49222565°N 135.7913271°E / 34.49222565; 135.7913271Coordinates: 34°29′32″N 135°47′29″E / 34.49222565°N 135.7913271°E / 34.49222565; 135.7913271
Opened November 1940
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Official website

The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture (奈良県立橿原考古学研究所附属博物館 Nara Kenritsu Kashihara Kōkogaku Kenkyūsho Fuzoku Hakubutsukan) first opened under another name in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan, in 1940. The collection includes artefacts excavated from Fujinoki Kofun that have been designated a National Treasure. In addition to the permanent display, there are two special exhibitions each year, in spring and autumn.[1][2][3]

History

The Archaeological Institute of Kashihara was established in 1938 in connection with Kashihara Jingū's preparations for the 2,600th anniversary celebrations of the legendary foundation of Japan in 660 BC by Emperor Jimmu. In 1940 the Yamato Provincial Museum (大和国史館) opened and in 1949 this was renamed the Yamato History Museum (大和歴史館). With the Museum Act (博物館法) of 1951, it gained the status of a museum-equivalent facility. Its formal registration as a museum proper was in 1968, a year after the move to a new building. In 1970 it was renamed the Kashihara Park Archaeological Museum (橿原公苑考古博物館), and in 1973 the Nara Prefectural Museum of Archaeology (奈良県立考古博物館), becoming the Archaeological Institute Museum (研究所附属考古博物館) a year later. In April 1980 the Museum gained its current name. A new hall opened in October that year; this was renewed in 1997.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 奈良県立橿原考古学研究所附属博物館 [The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 橿原考古学研究所の沿革 [History of the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara] (in Japanese). Archaeological Institute of Kashihara. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. ↑ 奈良県藤ノ木古墳出土品 [Artefacts excavated from Fujinoki Kofun, Nara Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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