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Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History

Ishikawa · Kanazawa · Museums

Japanese name: 石川県立歴史博物館

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Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History
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WHAT TO DOIshikawa Prefectural Museum of History

Three Meiji brick arsenals in a row on a wooded hill, all Important Cultural Properties.

WHEREIshikawa

Kanazawa · Kanazawa

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Three Meiji brick arsenals in a row on a wooded hill, all Important Cultural Properties.

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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.

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Founded / opened:1986 Highlights / collection:Three brick buildings of the former army arsenal, Materials on the Kaga domain Genre:Architecture, Antique art and Buddhist art

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