Ryukyu University Museum (Fūjukan) Explained

Ryukyu University Museum (Fūjukan)
Native Name:琉球大学博物館(風樹館)
Address:1 Senbaru
Location Town:Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture
Location Country:Japan
Coordinates:26.2503°N 127.7647°W
Map Type:Japan Okinawa Prefecture
Relief:1
Opened Date:April 2015

is a university museum affiliated with the University of the Ryukyus in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] Of the collection of 160,000 items, which includes zoological type specimens and cultural artefacts such as the remains of the sundial from Shuri Castle and examples of warazan, some fifteen hundred are included in the permanent exhibition.[2]

History

The original Fūjukan was donated to the university in 1967, while it was still located on the former Shuri campus. In 1983, with the relocation of the University to the Senbaru campus, planning began for a new specimen repository. Construction of the new facility was completed in March 1985 and, after the transfer in of the collection, the new Fūjukan opened in September of the same year. In 2015, the Fūjukan was elevated to the status of University Museum.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 博物館に関すること . Museums . ja . . 31 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Permanent Exhibits . Ryukyu University Museum (Fūjukan) . 31 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Historical Background . Ryukyu University Museum (Fūjukan) . 31 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Fauna Ryukyuana . . 31 August 2021.
  5. Web site: https://fujukan.skr.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/mokuroku/0 . ja:収蔵資料目録 . Catalogues of Deposited Materials . ja . Ryukyu University Museum (Fūjukan) . 31 August 2021.