Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties
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One of two research institutes that comprise the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution
created in 2001. Established in 1972, the is located in the city of Nara
, Japan
with branches elsewhere in Nara prefecture
. The institute is divided into department for the excavation and restoration of Heijokyo, Fujiwarakyo, and other sites, and for the study of documents from Japan's early historical Nara periods.
Independent Administrative Institution
An Incorporated Administrative Agency or in lay terms an Independent Administrative Corporation or Independent Administrative Institution is a newly designed type of legal body for Japanese governmental organizations regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998...
created in 2001. Established in 1972, the is located in the city of Nara
Nara, Nara
is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
with branches elsewhere in Nara prefecture
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
. The institute is divided into department for the excavation and restoration of Heijokyo, Fujiwarakyo, and other sites, and for the study of documents from Japan's early historical Nara periods.
Timeline
- 2001 -- Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties is created by merger of the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, TokyoTokyo Research Institute for Cultural PropertiesOne of the two research institutes in Japan that are comprised by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001...
, and the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara. - 2007 -- Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage is established by merging two Independent Administrative Institutions -- the Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, which had been created in 2001; plus the Independent Administrative Institution National MuseumIndependent Administrative Institution National MuseumIndependent Administrative Institution National Museum was the official name of the corporate entity created by the Japanese government in 2001 by merging three formerly independent national museums—the Tokyo National Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, and the Nara National Museum...
(the IAI National Museum), also created in 2001. The IAI National Museum had been created by merging the Tokyo National MuseumTokyo National MuseumEstablished 1872, the , or TNM, is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure...
, the Kyoto National MuseumKyoto National MuseumThe is one of the three formerly imperially-mandated art museums in Japan. The museum is located in Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto. The collections of the Kyoto National Museum focus on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art....
, the Nara National MuseumNara National MuseumThe is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.-Introduction:The Nara National Museum is located in Nara, which was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. Katayama Tōkuma designed the original building, which is a representative Western-style building of the Meiji period and has been...
in 2001; and the Kyushu National MuseumKyushu National MuseumThe opened on October 16, 2005 in Dazaifu near Fukuoka -- the first new national museum in Japan in over 100 years, and the first to elevate the focus on history over art. The distinct modern impression created by the architectural facade is mirrored in the Museum's use of technological...
had been incorporated into the organization in 2005.