Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City (入江泰吉記念奈良市写真美術館, Irie Taikichi Kinen Nara-shi Shashin Bijutsukan) opened in Nara, Japan, in 1992. Located near Shin-Yakushi-ji and designed by Kishō Kurokawa, the Museum was formerly known as the Nara City Museum of Photography (奈良市写真美術館). The collection includes the complete oeuvre of Irie Taikichi (1905 – 1992), some 80,000 works; a set of 1,025 Meiji and Taishō glass plates by Kudō Risaburō (工藤利三郎) (1848 – 1929) that are a Registered Tangible Cultural Property; and photographs by Tsuda Yoho (津田洋甫) (1923 – 2014).[1][2][3][4]
| Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City | |
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入江泰吉記念奈良市写真美術館 | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 600-1 Takabatake-chō |
| Town or city | Nara, Nara Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°40′32″N 135°50′44″E / 34.67558836°N 135.84543872°E |
| Opened | April 1992 |
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| Floor count | 2 (ground floor and basement) |
| Floor area | 2,300 m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kishō Kurokawa |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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References edit
- ^ 豊科近代美術館、奈良市写真美術館開館 [Toyashina Museum of Modern Art, Nara City Museum of Photography] (in Japanese). Tobunken. April 1992. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ 入江泰吉記念奈良市立写真美術館 [Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ 収蔵品について [About the Collection] (in Japanese). Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ 工藤利三郎撮影写真ガラス原板 [Photographic Glass Plates by Kudo Risaburo] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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