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Address:
7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
Contact:
Yoshiaki Nishino, Professor/Director
web-master@um.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Fax: +81(0)358418451
Links:
University Museum
University of Tokyo
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Description:
The University Museum the University of Tokyo is one of the leading university museums in Japan and as before, it tries to make a contribution to science and society in the 21st century.
The history of The University Museum goes back to 1966, when the University Storage Center for Research Materials was founded. This institution served various faculties since 1966. The main objective of the University Storage Center was collecting, classifying and preserving natural, cultural and historical research materials, in order to make these accessible for research. Apart from research, the collections were used for education, publication, and exhibition. In order to correspond to increasing demands, the University Storage Center became the first University Museum in Japan in 1997.
The objectives of the museum can be summarized as follows:
- Collecting, classifying and preserving a large variety of natural and cultural objects;
- Making this material accessible for research and education;
- Publication of the materials, including databases;
- Organizing exhibitions of the collections
- Promoting of research related to the collections.
Information from the website
Further Reading:
See: http://umdb.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/DKankoub/TKankoub.htm
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