Saitō Hō-on Kai Museum of Natural History (斎藤報恩会自然史博物館, Saitō Hō-on Kai Shizen-shi Hakubutsukan) was a museum in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
| Saitō Hō-on Kai Museum of Natural History | |
|---|---|
斎藤報恩会自然史博物館 | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Opened | November 1933[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ogura Tsuyoshi[2] |
History edit
Local magnate Saitō Zenemon founded the Saitō Hō-on Kai or "Saitō Gratitude Foundation" as an academic grant-making body in 1923.[3][4] Ten years later, the Saitō Hō-on Kai Museum (斎藤報恩会博物館) opened in the Foundation's new headquarters building in Sendai, with Hatai Shinkishi the first director.[1] In 1945, the Museum was badly damaged during the bombing of Sendai, losing its entire botanical collection as well as many documents.[1][4] The repaired building was finally demolished in 1973 to make way for redevelopment.[4] In 1976, the Museum changed its name to the Saitō Hō-on Kai Museum of Natural History (斎藤報恩会自然史博物館).[3] Due to worsening finances, in 2005 the Museum decided to donate its entire collection to the National Museum of Nature and Science, the transfer of objects taking place the following year.[1] In 2009, the Museum was renamed the Saitō Hō-on Kai Pocket Museum (ポケットミュージアム斎藤報恩会博物館).[3] It finally closed in 2015 and the Foundation was dissolved later the same year.[3]
Publications edit
- Saito Ho-on Kai Museum of Natural History research bulletin (1977–2015; vols. 45–79)
- Saito Ho-on Kai Museum research bulletin (1934–1976; vols. 1–44)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Matsuura Keiichi; Shinohara Gento; Nakae Masanori (2009). "Historical Fish Specimens Collected from the Tohoku District by the Saito Ho-on Kai Museum of Natural History" (PDF). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series A (Zoology). 35 (1): 9–54. ISSN 1881-9052.
- ^ Kawata Takeshi (2013). 財団法人齋藤報恩会博物館と設計者小倉強について [About the Saito Ho-on Kai Museum and Architect Tsuyoshi Ogura]. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ) (in Japanese and English). 78 (693): 2373–2378. doi:10.3130/aija.78.2373. ISSN 1340-4210.
- ^ a b c d 懐かしの博物館 斎藤報恩会 [A Museum Missed: Saitō Hō-on Kai]. National Museum of Nature and Science. 9 February 2017.
- ^ a b c 東北学術界の陰の立役者、斎藤報恩会 [Saitō Ho-on Kai: a Hidden Player in the Academic World of Tōhoku] (PDF). Tohoku University Archives Newsletter (in Japanese) (25): 1–3. 2016. ISSN 1347-6211.
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