Japan Folk Crafts Museum

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The Japan Folk Crafts Museum is a cultural institution in Japan dedicated to preserving and showcasing traditional Japanese folk art and handicrafts.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution
folk art museum
museum
architecturalStyle traditional Japanese
associatedWith Japanese folk art
Mingei movement
collectionType ceramics
everyday utensils
folk art
handicrafts
lacquerware
textiles
woodwork
country Japan
dedicatedTo Japanese folk crafts
mingei movement
focusesOn preservation of traditional crafts
promotion of folk art
foundedBy Yanagi Sōetsu
founder Yanagi Sōetsu
hasCollection Ainu crafts
Korean folk crafts
Okinawan folk crafts
hasExhibition permanent exhibition of Japanese folk crafts
special exhibitions
hasJapaneseName 日本民藝館
hasVisitorFacility exhibition galleries
museum shop
hasWebsite official website of Japan Folk Crafts Museum
heritageDesignation Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
inception 1936
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
locatedIn Japan
Meguro, Tokyo
Tokyo
locatedNear Komaba-Tōdaimae Station NERFINISHED
materialUsed wood
opened 1936
operatedBy Japan Folk Crafts Museum Foundation
subjectOf studies on the mingei movement

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Banpaku-kinen-koen Station ("Japan Folk Crafts Museum (within Expo ’70 Commemorative Park)")
adjacentTo
Expo ’70 Commemorative Park
hasAttraction
Japan Folk Crafts Museum ("日本民藝館")
hasJapaneseName
Japan Folk Crafts Museum ("Japan Folk Crafts Museum Foundation")
operatedBy

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