Museum of Shiga Prefecture Biwako-Bunkakan

The Museum of Shiga Prefecture Biwako-Bunkakan (滋賀県立琵琶湖文化館) is a museum in the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

First opened in November 1948 as the Shiga Prefecture Sangyou-Bunkakan, the Museum of Shiga Prefecture Biwako-Bunkakan formally came into existence in 1961.^[1] It was closed in 2008 before having its collections taken over by the Museum of Modern Art, Shiga.^[2] It was closed for renovations in March, 2021.

Building Layout

1st Floor - Gallery
2nd Floor - Planned Exhibitions, Exhibitions on Buddhism
3rd Floor - Themed Exhibition Room, Early Modern Era Displays, Modern Era Displays
4th Floor - Panel Display Room, Lake Biwa and Omi Culture Exhibitions
5th Floor - Observation Deck

References

^ "琵琶湖文化館のあゆみ／滋賀県立琵琶湖文化館　The Museum of Shiga Prefecture,Biwako-Bunkakan". www.biwakobunkakan.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
^ "Buddhist and Shinto Treasures in Lake Biwa Area Brought Together / Special Exhibition at Museum of Modern Art, Shiga -The Kyoto Shimbun News". e.kyoto-np.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

35°00′29″N 135°52′27″E / 35.0081°N 135.8741°E / 35.0081; 135.8741

[1] "琵琶湖文化館のあゆみ／滋賀県立琵琶湖文化館　The Museum of Shiga Prefecture,Biwako-Bunkakan". www.biwakobunkakan.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

[2] "Buddhist and Shinto Treasures in Lake Biwa Area Brought Together / Special Exhibition at Museum of Modern Art, Shiga -The Kyoto Shimbun News". e.kyoto-np.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

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