Osaka Museum of History

Osaka Museum of History (大阪歴史博物館, Ōsaka Rekishi Hakubutsukan) opened in Chūō-ku, Ōsaka, Japan in 2001. The project architects were César Pelli & Associates and Nihon Sekkei. It is adjoined by an atrium to the NHK Osaka Broadcasting Center, which was designed by the same architects and built at the same time. The former Osaka City Museum closed earlier the same year. Over four floors, the displays tell the history of the city from the time of the Former Naniwa Palace, located in the area now occupied by the museum. Remains of a warehouse, walls, and water supply facilities for the palace are also on view in the basement.[1][2] In 2005, the collection numbered some 100,000 objects.[3] By 2016, it had grown to 138,595 objects, while a further 17,632 items were on deposit at the museum.[4]

Osaka Museum of History
大阪歴史博物館
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General information
Address4-1-32 Ōtemae, Chūō-ku
Town or cityŌsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°40′57″N 135°31′15″E / 34.682628°N 135.520803°E / 34.682628; 135.520803
Opened3 November 2001
Technical details
Floor count4 (Floors 7–10)
Design and construction
Architect(s)César Pelli & Associates, Nihon Sekkei
Website
Official website

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References

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  1. ^ 博物館の概要 [Outline of the Museum] (in Japanese). Osaka Museum of History. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Osaka Museum of History" (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ 大阪歴史博物館(なにわ歴博) [Osaka Museum of History (Naniwa History Museum)]. Ōsaka City. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ 平成 28 年度事業報告書:大阪歴史博物館 [2016 Business Report: Osaka Museum of History] (PDF). Ōsaka City. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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