Category Archives: East Asia

Iwami Art Museum, Masuda-shi, Japan

Originally posted 2017-11-28 07:26:13. Iwami Art Museum (島根県立石見美術館) opened in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, in 2005. Together with Iwami Arts Theatre (島根県立いわみ芸術劇場) it forms part of the Shimane Arts Centre (島根県芸術文化センター), also known as Grand Toit (グラントワ), the French for “large roof”. The collection includes works by Kanō Shōei (狩野松栄),…

Kyoto Prefectural Domoto-Insho Museum of Fine Arts, Kyōto-shi, Japan

Originally posted 2017-04-16 11:08:12. Kyoto Prefectural Domoto-Insho Museum of Fine Arts (京都府立 堂本印象美術館), The museum is located in the northwestern Kyoto, near Kinugasa hill　and the area between Kinugasa and Omuro with rich environment of nature and history. Many temples and shrines were built along this road, called “Kinukake-no-michi”,　including the Kinkakuji…

Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds, Gyōda-shi, Japan

Originally posted 2017-03-29 08:43:19. The Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds (埼玉県立さきたま史跡の博物館) is a museum in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan. The building is inside of Sakitama Kofun Park. The Saitama Prefectural Sakitama Historic Site Museum (Saitama Commuter Sakitama Shikibu Tsukuba Tsukuba) has maintained the Saitama Tumulus Group (national…

Museum of Ethnic Costumes, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, China

Originally posted 2017-03-27 17:37:53. Ethnic Costume Museum of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (Chinese: 北京服装学院 BIFT), established with the approval of Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage, is the first museum specializing in ethnic costumes in China. The Museum is also a cultural research institute integrating collection, display, research, and…