Kyoto University Museum

The Kyoto University Museum (京都大学総合博物館, Kyōto Daigaku Sōgō Hakubutsukan) opened in Kyōto, Japan, in 2001. It exhibits materials from the collection of some 2,600,000 objects built up by Kyoto University since its foundation as Kyoto Imperial University in 1897. Arranged in accordance with three main themes - natural, cultural, and technological history - the collection includes artefacts excavated from the Yamashina Nishinoyama Kofun (西野山古墓) that have been designated a National Treasure, several Important Cultural Properties, and materials from a number of excavations in China and Korea.[1][2][3] The museum is part of the University Museum Association of Kyoto, a network of fourteen university museums in the city.[4]

Kyoto University Museum
京都大学総合博物館
General information
AddressYoshida Honmachi, Sakyō-ku
Town or cityKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°01′38″N 135°46′45″E
OpenedJune 2001
Technical details
Floor count2
Floor area2,470 square metres (26,600 sq ft) (exhibition space)
13,350 square metres (143,700 sq ft) (total)
Website
Official website

See also

References
  1. "Kyoto University Museum". Kyoto University Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. 博物館について [About the Museum] (in Japanese). Kyoto University Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. 山科西野山古墳出土品 [Excavated Artefacts from the Yamashina Nishinoyama Kofun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. "University Museums and Collections in Kyoto". International Council of Museums. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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