National Museum of Ethnology
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The National Museum of Ethnology is a major Japanese museum in Suita, Osaka, renowned for its extensive anthropological and cultural collections from around the world.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T405710 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Museum of Ethnology Context triple: [Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, hasAttraction, National Museum of Ethnology]
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A.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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B.
Osaka Museum of History
Osaka Museum of History is a modern museum in Osaka, Japan, that presents the city’s history and culture through interactive exhibits and panoramic views, located near Osaka Castle.
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C.
Crow Museum of Asian Art
The Crow Museum of Asian Art is a Dallas museum dedicated to the arts and cultures of Asia, featuring a significant collection of historical and contemporary works from across the continent.
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D.
Fogg Museum
The Fogg Museum is a prominent Harvard University art museum renowned for its extensive Western art collections and influential role in art historical research and teaching.
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E.
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a memorial and educational institution in Nagasaki, Japan, documenting the 1945 atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Museum of Ethnology Target entity description: The National Museum of Ethnology is a major Japanese museum in Suita, Osaka, renowned for its extensive anthropological and cultural collections from around the world.
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A.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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B.
Osaka Museum of History
Osaka Museum of History is a modern museum in Osaka, Japan, that presents the city’s history and culture through interactive exhibits and panoramic views, located near Osaka Castle.
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C.
Crow Museum of Asian Art
The Crow Museum of Asian Art is a Dallas museum dedicated to the arts and cultures of Asia, featuring a significant collection of historical and contemporary works from across the continent.
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D.
Fogg Museum
The Fogg Museum is a prominent Harvard University art museum renowned for its extensive Western art collections and influential role in art historical research and teaching.
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E.
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a memorial and educational institution in Nagasaki, Japan, documenting the 1945 atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnology museum
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national museum ⓘ research institute ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Ministry of Education of Japan
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surface form:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
|
| alsoUsesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| collectionCoverage |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ Oceania ⓘ cultures of the world ⓘ Americas ⓘ
surface form:
the Americas
|
| collectionSize | over 300000 objects ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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cultural anthropology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
audio-visual materials
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books ⓘ cultural artifacts ⓘ ethnographic objects ⓘ films ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ photographs ⓘ sound recordings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archives
ⓘ
library ⓘ permanent exhibitions ⓘ research departments ⓘ special exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Senri Ethnological Studies
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surface form:
Senri Ethnological Reports
Senri Ethnological Studies ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.minpaku.ac.jp ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kansai region ⓘ Osaka Prefecture ⓘ Suita ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Expo ’70 Commemorative Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Suita Campus
ⓘ
surface form:
Suita Campus of Osaka University
|
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1977 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | National Institutes for the Humanities ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| purpose |
public education on ethnology
ⓘ
research on human cultures ⓘ |
| shortName | Minpaku ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: National Museum of Ethnology Description of subject: The National Museum of Ethnology is a major Japanese museum in Suita, Osaka, renowned for its extensive anthropological and cultural collections from around the world.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
国立民族学博物館
this entity surface form:
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
this entity surface form:
National Museum of Ethnology, Japan
this entity surface form:
Minpaku (National Museum of Ethnology, Japan)
this entity surface form:
National Museum of Ethnology (Osaka)