Kushiro City Museum
Kushiro City Museum (釧路市立博物館, Kushiro Shiritsu Hakubutsukan) is a registered museum in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Museum's predecessor institution, the Kushiro City Folk Museum (釧路市立郷土博物館), began as an exhibition room at the offices of the local water board in 1936, before moving to a department store, then from 1949 to the relocated former Kushiro City Police Station. Upon completion of the new, dedicated museum building in 1983, the museum was renamed the Kushiro City Museum. The displays centre around the geology, flora and fauna, and history of the area, with exhibits including the fossil jaw from which the Kushiro tapir [ja] (Plesiocolopirus kushiroensis) was described as well as Jōmon, Satsumon, and Ainu materials.
See also
References
- ^ 博物館の生い立ち~since 1936~ [Growth of the Museum — from 1936] (in Japanese). Kushiro City Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ 道内の登録博物館・博物館相当施設 [Registered Museums and Museum-equivalent Facilities in Hokkdaidō] (PDF) (in Japanese). Government of Hokkaidō. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Main Exhibition Guide". Kushiro City Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ 北海道内のアイヌ文化に触れられる施設 [Facilities in Hokkaidō where one can engage with Ainu Culture] (in Japanese). National Ainu Museum and Park. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
External links
- (in English) Kushiro City Museum
- (in Japanese) Kushiro City Museum