Kyushu National Museum

The  is one of the major museums in Japan.Turp, John. (2007).  DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Japan, p. 237. It is in Dazaifu in Fukuoka Prefecture.

The museum acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits a collection  of art works and archaeological objects of Japan and East Asia.  In the collection, there is an emphasis on the formation of Japanese culture through exchanges with other Asian countries and Kyushu.IAI National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007).  Outline, p. 2 [PDF/p. 5 of 44]; retrieved 2012-2-7.

History
Kyushu National Museum opened in 2005.Kyushu National Museum, brochure, p. 2 ; retrieved 2012-2-7.  The building was designed by Kiyonori Kikutake.Kiyonori Kikutake Architects ; retrieved 2012-2-8.

The museum was the first new national museum in Japan in over 100 years.

In December 2008, the museum was the venue for a trilateral diplomatic meeting between representatives of Japan, China and the Republic of Korea.Kyushu National Museum,  leaflet, p. 14 ; retrieved 2012-2-7.

Related pages
 Kyoto National Museum
 Nara National Museum
 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)
 Tokyo National Museum
 List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
 List of national museums

References

Other websites

  Kyushu National Museum website , http://www.kyuhaku.com/pr/ 

Category:Museums in Japan
Category:Fukuoka Prefecture