Kyoto: Arts and Entertainment: Museums
Kyoto based museums devoted to a broad range of subjects, including history, science, technology, and nature, as well as arts and culture.
The Bank of Yanagihara Memorial Museum
- Presents history and culture of the "Buraku" people of Japan, and draws attention to their human rights protection. Located in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City.http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/yanagin/indexE.html
The Costume Museum
- Contains Japanese costumes from all eras with illustrated samples from the Heian period. Includes a page on The Tale of Genji Museum.http://www.iz2.or.jp/english/
Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History
- Allows user to search site for particular topics of Japanese school history.http://www.gakurehaku-unet.ocn.ne.jp/default_e.htm
Kyoto National Museum
- Information for visitors as well as current events and exhibits.http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/indexe.htm
Kyoto National Museum
- Features ceramics, sculptures, paintings, calligraphy, and metalwork. The masterworks section contains both good enlargements and explanatory text.http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/
Kyoto University Museum, The
- Provides general information, events, exhibitions, collections, topics, research staff, and linkshttp://inet.museum.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index_e.htm
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- 20th century paintings and crafts, with an emphasis on Japanese work, particularly of the Kansai region. Temporary and permanent exhibitions, history, and links.http://www.momak.go.jp/