Gunma Museum of Natural History

Gunma Museum of Natural History (群馬県立自然史博物館, Gunma Kenritsu Shizenshi Hakubutsukan; formerly 群馬県立自然科学資料館) is a museum of the natural sciences in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

Gunma Museum of Natural History
群馬県立自然史博物館
Gunma Museum of Natural History
Location within Japan
General information
Location	1674-1 Kamikuroiwa, Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	36°16′12″N 138°52′01″E
Opened	16 July 1978
Website
Official website

History

The museum first opened in 1978 under its old Japanese name, after repairs to the former Gunma Prefectural Museum (群馬県立博物館).^[1] In 1996, the old museum closed, and its collection was transferred, before reopening under its current name in a new building to designs by Uchii Shōzō.^[1] On 8 August 2008, the Museum received its two millionth visitor, and on 7 August 2015, its three millionth.^[1]

Publications

• Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History (群馬県立自然史博物館研究報告) (1996—)^[2]

See also

• Gunma Prefectural Museum of History
• Tomioka Silk Mill