Ibaraki_Prefectural_Museum_of_History

Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History

Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History

Museum

The Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History (茨城県立歴史館, Ibaraki kenritsu rekishikan) is a local history museum in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.[1]

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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.[2][3] 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

References

  1. [1]
    Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
  2. [2]
    "Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History". Ibaraki Prefecture. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Kashima and Mito - Mito (9)" (PDF). Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 30 January 2012.


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