Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History explained

Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History
Native Name:	滝川市美術自然史館
Address:	2-5-30 Shinmachi
Location Town:	Takikawa, Hokkaidō
Location Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	43.552°N 141.9146°W
Opened Date:	1986

opened in Takikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1986. The collection includes works by,, and as well as the fossil type specimen of the Takikawa sea cow, discovered in the bed of the in 1980 and designated a Prefectural Natural Monument.^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō)

External links

• Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.city.takikawa.hokkaido.jp/260kyouiku/05bijyutsu/b-museum.html . ja:美術自然史館 . Museum of Art and Natural History . Japanese . . 1 October 2016.
2. Web site: http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ks/bns/artmap/mus/mus011.htm . ja:滝川市美術自然史館 . Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History . Japanese . . 1 October 2016.
3. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/135098 . ja:タキカワカイギュウ化石標本 . Fossil Specimen of the Takikawa Sea Cow . Japanese . . 1 October 2016.