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Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum 石川県立歴史博物館

Building in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum — 石川県立歴史博物館
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About this museum

Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum (石川県立歴史博物館, Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Kanazawa, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of Ishikawa Prefecture. The three ICP red brick buildings date to 1909-14 and functioned first as the local arsenal, then after the Pacific War as the Kanazawa College of Art, before being converted into a museum in 1986.

LocationKanazawa, Ishikawa (金沢市 石川県)
Coordinates36.55861, 136.66278 · Open in Google Maps
Nearest stationNomachi Station (1.7 km)
TypeHistory museum
Established1986
Located inHondanomori Park
Official websitehttps://ishikawa-rekihaku.jp/

Planning a visit? Admission, opening hours and current exhibitions are announced on the museum's official website — please check there before you go.

Basic data from Wikidata (CC0). About text adapted from the Wikipedia article Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum by its contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Details may change; the museum's official website is the authoritative source.

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