Tokyo National Museum

The Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) or TNM is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. TNM collects houses, and preserves a collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia. In the collection, there is an emphasis on Japan. The museum is in Ueno Park in Tokyo. History TMN was founded in 1872. In 1882, the museum was established in its Ueno Park location. 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. 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 Other websites Tokyo National Museum website (in English), (in Japanese)