LibGuides: Kansai University: Museum (博物館)

General Information

Facility:	Kansai University Museum
Address:	3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680
Phone:	+81-6-6368-1171
FAX:	+81-6-6388-9928
Email:	hakubutsukan#ml.kandai.jp (Please replace # with @)

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About the museum:

Kansai University Museum (KUM) was opened in 1994. The museum holds about 30,000 items which are related to the archeology, history, folklore, arts and crafts, and natural science fields. The collection include items donated by Hikoichi Motoyama., the former Osaka Mainichi Newspaper President. The permanent exhibit consists of 700 items including 16 important cultural property items. The museum is used for academic research and classes related to archeology and history studies.as well as providing archaeological training to students

Summary of Collection(s)

Focus: archeology, history, folklore, arts and crafts

Notable Collections:
Exhibition Room of Takamatsuzuka-kofun burial mound wall painting ceramic replica
The replica of Tatsuzuka-kofun burial mound wall painting, which was discovered in 1972. The discovery was called ”the great discovery of the century” at the time.
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