Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum

Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum
石川県立歴史博物館
General information
Address	3-1 Dewa-machi
Town or city	Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	36°33′31″N 136°39′46″E / 36.55861°N 136.66278°ECoordinates: 36°33′31″N 136°39′46″E / 36.55861°N 136.66278°E
Opening	25 October 1986
Website
homepage (jp)

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.^[1][2][3][4]

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Ishikawa)
• Kaga Province
• Noto Province
• Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art

References

1. 歴史博物館のあゆみ [Walking through the History Museum] (in Japanese). Ishikawa Prefecture. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
2. 旧金澤陸軍兵器支廠 (石川県立歴史博物館) 第五號兵器庫 [Former Kanazawa Arsenal (Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum) No.5 Building] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
3. 旧金澤陸軍兵器支廠 (石川県立歴史博物館) 第六號兵器庫 [Former Kanazawa Arsenal (Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum) No.6 Building] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
4. 旧金澤陸軍兵器支廠 (石川県立歴史博物館) 第七號兵器庫 [Former Kanazawa Arsenal (Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum) No.7 Building] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

External links

• (Japanese) Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum