opened in
Nara
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, Japan, in 1992. Located near
Shin-Yakushi-ji and designed by
Kishō Kurokawa, the Museum was formerly known as the . The collection includes the complete oeuvre of
Irie Taikichi (1905 – 1992), some 80,000 works; a set of 1,025
Meiji and
Taishō glass plates by (1848 – 1929) that are a
Registered Tangible Cultural Property; and photographs by (1923 – 2014).
See also
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List of museums devoted to one photographer
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Nara National Museum
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Domon Ken Photography Museum
The was opened in 1983 in Sakata, Yamagata (Japan), the birthplace of the photographer Ken Domon.
On the occasion of becoming the first honorary citizen of Sakata in 1974, Domon donated his entire collection of works to the town. This prompted t ...
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Ogawa Seiyō
References
External links
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Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City
Museums in Nara, Nara
Photography museums and galleries in Japan
Kisho Kurokawa buildings
Museums established in 1992
1992 establishments in Japan
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