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Prefectural Museum
A prefectural museum is a museum that specializes in collections local to a prefecture of Japan. Prefectural museums emerged in postwar Japan, and since these institutions are of recent origin their collections tend not to contain older Japan arts, with primarily Meiji era, 20th-century, and contemporary art. Most prefectural museums feature collections of arts, culture, and history with a strong emphasis on their native prefecture, but can exhibit works and collections from outside of the prefecture alongside the native collections, usually contemporary art from cultural centers such as Tokyo and exotic art from outside Japan. For example, the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum specializing in art related to the city of Nagasaki also houses a collection of paintings from Spain belonging to a Japanese collector. Prefectural museums tend to be large and some are more distinguished for their own architecture than for the collections they hold. Noted architect Kunio Maekawa designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottori Prefectural Museum01 1920
Tottori can refer to: * Tottori Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture with 613,229 people ** Tottori (city), a Japanese city with 202,015 people * Tottori Domain, a Japanese domain in the Edo Period * Tottori Airport is an airport serving the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The airport is owned and operated by the , and has a passenger volume of approximately 330,000 per year. The Airport is nicknamed , called after merged with names from '' Tot ... * Tottori Sand Dunes {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama, Saitama
is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying 15 to 30 kilometres north of central Tokyo, many of its residents commute into Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km² (15,781 people per mi²). Its total area is . Etymology The name "Saitama" originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. "Sakitama" has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology '' Man'yōshū''. The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the merger of Urawa, Ōmiya, and Yono it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly created prefectural capital, was needed. The prefectural name wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum Of Traditional Arts And Crafts
The Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts ( ja, 1=石川県立伝統産業工芸館) is a museum about traditional arts and crafts located in Kenroku-en, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. History The museum was closed on 20 December 2014 until 22 February 2015 due to renovation work and was reopened again on 23 February 2015. Architecture The museum is housed in a 2-story building located at the outer perimeter of Kenroku-en Garden. The ground floor houses the special exhibition areas, gift shop, photo space and café. The upper floor houses the permanent exhibition areas, special exhibition areas, display of product processes and seminar room. Exhibitions The museum exhibits 36 different types of crafts of Ishikawa Prefecture, which are Kaga Yuzen Silk Dyeing, Ushikubi Pongee, Kaga Embroidery, Noto Linen, Kanazawa Japanese Umbrella, Kaga Paper Stencils, Kutani Porcelain, Wajima Urushi Lacquer Ware, Yamanaka Urushi Lacquer Ware, Kanazawa Urushi Lacquer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum Of Art
, also known as IPMA, is the main art gallery of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. The collection includes some of the prefecture's most important cultural assets and works by artists with some connection to the region. It is located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa within the grounds of the Kenrokuen Garden. The gallery was first opened in 1959. When the collection outgrew its original building, a new facility was constructed. The current structure was completed in 1983. The museum has a large permanent collection; and only part of it is exhibited at any one time. The core collection includes significant works from the Maeda family collection which had been previously housed in at the University of Tokyo.Lillehoj, Elizabeth. (2007). ''Acquisition: Art and Ownership in Edo-period Japan.'' p. 89. See also * List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others) * Maeda Ikutokukai * Prefectural museum A prefectural mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum
is a prefectural museum in Kanazawa, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of Ishikawa Prefecture. The three ICP red brick buildings date to 1909-14 and functioned first as the local arsenal, then after the Pacific War as the Kanazawa College of Art, before being converted into a museum in 1986. See also * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Ishikawa) * Kaga Province * Noto Province * Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art , also known as IPMA, is the main art gallery of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. The collection includes some of the prefecture's most important cultural assets and works by artis ... References External links *Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum Museums in Ishikawa Prefecture Buildings and structures in Kanazawa, Ishikawa History museums in Japan Prefectural museums Museums established in 1986 1986 establishments in Japan {{Japan-museum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibaraki Prefectural Museum Of History
The is a local history museum in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. The museum opened in September 1974. The collection focuses on the history of Ibaraki and the grounds also include a number of Edo-period farm buildings and examples of western-style Japanese architecture from the Meiji period. The collection also houses numerous artworks, historical artifacts and extensive documentation from the Tokugawa clan, who ruled Mito Domain during the Edo period. See also * Kōdōkan * Kairaku-en * Prefectural museum A prefectural museum is a museum that specializes in collections local to a prefecture of Japan. Prefectural museums emerged in postwar Japan, and since these institutions are of recent origin their collections tend not to contain older Japan ar ... References External links * History museums in Japan Prefectural museums Museums in Ibaraki Prefecture Museums established in 1974 1974 establishments in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyōgo Prefectural Museum Of Art
is a purpose built municipal art gallery in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was opened in 2002. The major collections of the museum are foreign and Japanese sculptures, foreign and Japanese prints, Western-style and Japanese-style paintings associated with Hyogo Prefecture, Japanese greatworks in modern era, and contemporary art. This museum has memorial rooms of Ryōhei Koiso and Kanayama Heizō. They are two of the greatest contemporary artists in Japan. The building of the museum is a modern, concrete construction by famed architect Tadao Ando is a Japanese autodidact architect whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as "critical regionalism". He is the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize. Early life Ando was born a few m .... ReferencesOfficial Home Page of Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art Tadao Ando buildings Art museums and galleries in Kobe Prefectural museums Art museums est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima Prefectural Museum Of History
is a prefectural museum in Fukuyama, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of the Setouchi region. It has a particular focus upon the medieval settlement of Kusado Sengen. The museum opened in the grounds of Fukuyama Castle in 1989. See also * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hiroshima) * Aki Province * Bingo Province was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, comprising what is today the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. It was sometimes grouped together with Bizen and Bitchu Provinces as . The 備 ''bi'' in the names of these p ... References External links Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History* Museums in Hiroshima Prefecture Fukuyama, Hiroshima History museums in Japan Prefectural museums Museums established in 1989 1989 establishments in Japan {{Japan-museum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
The is an art museum founded in 1968. It was reconstructed in 1996. It is located near Shukkei-en in Hiroshima, Japan. Access *Hiroden Shukkeien-mae Station * JR Hiroshima Station Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum Void 2014.jpg, Atrium of the museum Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum Lobby 2014.JPG, Lobby of the museum Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum from Shukkei Garden.jpg, View from Shukkei Garden Zona ITALIA in Centro 2014.JPG, Zona ITALIA in Centro Restaurant See also * Hiroshima Museum of Art *Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art The is an art museum founded in 1989. It is in Hijiyama Park in Hiroshima, Japan. The building was designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa. Representative collections Access *Hiroden is a Japanese transportation company established on ... * Shukkei-en External links ''hpam.jp'' Art museums and galleries in Japan Museums in Hiroshima Art museums established in 1968 Prefectural museums 1968 establishments in Japan { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukushima Prefectural Museum Of Art
is a museum located in Fukushima City, at the base of Mount Shinobu. It shares a campus of over 60,000 square meters with Fukushima Prefectural Library. The two facilities were established together in July, 1984. However, the museum maintains its own grounds and gardens, separate from the library. The museum houses nearly 4,000 works by both local and world famous artists. French Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet and Paul Gauguin are among the museum's collection, as are modern Japanese paintings by Sekine Shoji and Kishida Ryusei. The museum also houses works of 20th century American realism, prints, Earthenware, ceramic art, and textiles. The museum owns an important part of Ben Shahn's ''Lucky Dragon'' series, about the Daigo Fukuryū Maru (literally, ''Lucky Dragon No. 5''), the Japanese fishing boat caught in the Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb blast. History In May 1977, a meeting was held for citizens of the prefecture to "consider matters of culture." In the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Prefectural Museum Of Art
opened in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1985. The collection focuses upon artists from Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyūshū more generally, and includes works by Harue Koga, Koga Harue. The Museum's precursor, the , which combined art museum with library, opened on 3 November 1964. See also * Fukuoka Art Museum * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Fukuoka) References External links *Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art Museums in Fukuoka Prefecture Buildings and structures in Fukuoka Art museums and galleries in Japan Museums established in 1985 1985 establishments in Japan Prefectural museums {{Japan-museum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukui Prefectural Museum Of Cultural History
is a prefectural museum in Fukui, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of Fukui Prefecture. The museum opened in 1984 and reopened after refurbishment in 2003. See also * Wakasa Province * Echizen Province * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Fukui) * Fukui Fine Arts Museum opened in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, in 1977. The collection, numbering some 2,840 pieces, includes prints by Goya and Picasso and paintings by Iwasa Matabei Iwasa Matabei ( ja, 岩佐 又兵衛, translit=Iwasa Matabē; original name Ar ... References External links *Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History Museums in Fukui Prefecture Fukui (city) History museums in Japan Prefectural museums Museums established in 1984 1984 establishments in Japan {{Japan-museum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
