Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) or TNM[1] is the oldest and largest museum in Japan.[2]
| Tokyo National Museum | |
|---|---|
| 東京国立博物館 | |
| 240px Honkan building | |
| Established | 1872 |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | http://www.tnm.go.jp/en/ |
TNM collects houses, and preserves a collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia. In the collection, there is an emphasis on Japan.[3]
History
In 1882, the museum was established in its Ueno Park location.[4]
The museum went through several name changes. It was called the Imperial Museum in 1886. It was known as the Tokyo Imperial Household Museum from 1900 through 1947.
Tokyo National Museum Media
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JR East Shinkansen Logo
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The front of the original Honkan after the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
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Jin Watanabe's 1937 plans for the second Honkan, front and side elevations
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The eastern ground elevation of Tokyo National Museum. The architectural design is in Imperial Crown Style
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The entrance to the Honkan (May 2019)
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The Honkan entryway, seen from the second floor landing (2013)
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The TNM garden seen from the Honkan terrace (March 2018)
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The rear of the Honkan seen from the garden (March 2018)
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Heiseikan of Tokyo National Museum, at Taito-ku Tokyo Japan.
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Toyokan of Tokyo National Museum, Taito-ku Tokyo Japan, designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi in 1968.
Related pages
- Kyoto National Museum (KNM)
- Kyushu National Museum
- Nara National Museum (NNM)
- National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT)
- National Museum of Art, Osaka (NMAO)
- National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MOMAK)
- National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT)
- National Museum of Western Art (NMWA)
- List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
- List of national museums
References
- ↑ TNM is an English acronym. TNM stands for "Tokyo National Museum".
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsu-kan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 982.
- ↑ IAI National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007). Outline, p. 2 [PDF/p. 5 of 44]; retrieved 2012-2-7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tokyo National Museum (TNM), history; retrieved 2012-2-7.
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Coordinates: 35°43′08″N 139°46′33″E / 35.71889°N 139.77583°E
