Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History

Museum

36°22′45″N 140°27′00″E / 36.37917°N 140.45000°E / 36.37917; 140.45000TypeHistoryAccreditationIbaraki Prefectural Board of EducationCollection size398,886Visitors93,976 (FY2007)OwnerIbaraki PrefectureWebsitewww.rekishikan.museum.ibk.ed.jp/index.htm

Building details

Technical detailsFloor area8,438 m²Design and constructionArchitect(s)Mori Kyosuke Architects

The Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History (茨城県立歴史館, Ibaraki kenritsu rekishikan) 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.

References

^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
^ "Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History". Ibaraki Prefecture. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
^ "Kashima and Mito - Mito (9)" (PDF). Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 30 January 2012.