| Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History | |||||||
| Native Name: | 茨城県立歴史館 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 36.3792°N 140.45°W | ||||||
| Location: | Midoricho 2-1-1, Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 310-0034 | ||||||
| Type: | History | ||||||
| Accreditation: | Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education | ||||||
| Collection Size: | 398,886 | ||||||
| Visitors: | 93,976 (FY2007) | ||||||
| Owner: | Ibaraki Prefecture | ||||||
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The is a local history museum in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.[1]
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.