Kyoto University Museum Explained

Kyoto University Museum
Native Name:京都大学総合博物館
Address:Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyō-ku
Location Town:Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Location Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0273°N 135.7792°W
Opened Date:June 2001
Floor Count:2
Floor Area:2470sqm (exhibition space)
13350sqm (total)

The 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 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]

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  1. Web site: Kyoto University Museum . Kyoto University Museum . 16 September 2019.
  2. Web site: http://www.museum.kyoto-u.ac.jp/modules/about/ . ja:博物館について . About the Museum . Japanese . Kyoto University Museum . 16 September 2019.
  3. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/843 . ja:山科西野山古墳出土品 . Excavated Artefacts from the Yamashina Nishinoyama Kofun . Japanese . . 16 September 2019.
  4. Web site: University Museums and Collections in Kyoto . . 16 September 2019.