Gunma Museum of Natural History | |
Native Name: | 群馬県立自然史博物館 |
Address: | 1674-1 Kamikuroiwa |
Location Town: | Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture |
Location Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.2699°N 138.8669°W |
Map Type: | Japan |
Relief: | 1 |
Opened Date: | 16 July 1978 |
is a museum of the natural sciences in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
The museum first opened in 1978 under its old Japanese name, after repairs to the former .[1] In 1996, the old museum closed, and its collection was transferred, before reopening under its current name in a new building to designs by Uchii Shōzō.[1] On 8 August 2008, the Museum received its two millionth visitor, and on 7 August 2015, its three millionth.[1]