Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto

Kyoto National Museum is an art museum established by the Imperial Household Agency in 1895. It is located in Higashiyama ward, Kyoto.

The museum is housed in a Meiji-era brick building with two wings. It displays pictorial works and Heien-period sculptures. Presently (Aug 2010) it is undergoing renovation and will only reopen in 2013.

The Kyoto National Museum was originally established as the Imperial Museum of Kyoto. It was one of the three imperially mandated art museums in Japan, along with the Imperial Museum of Tokyo (now the Tokyo National Museum) and the Imperial Museum of Nara (now the Nara National Museum).

Kyoto National Museum

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Kyoto National Museum

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