Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (奈良文化財研究所, Nara Bunkazai Kenkyū-jo), also known as the Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties or as Nabunken, is a semi-governmental entity which focuses on the preservation of Japan's cultural heritage of objects, artworks and writings.^[1]

Nabunken is an Independent Administrative Institution (IAI).^[2]

History

Nabunken was established in 1972. It's work is divided into departments with different interests, including

excavation and restoration of Heijō-kyō, Fujiwara-kyō, and other sites
study of documents from Japan's early historical periods.

In 2001, the Nara Institute and the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo merged.^[1]

In 2007, the Research Institutes were merged with the Tokyo National Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, the Nara National Museum and the Kyushu National Museum.^[1]

Related pages

List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Independent Administrative Institution (IAI), National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007). Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, p. 30 [PDF/p. 32 of 44]; retrieved 2012-5-29.
↑ 独立行政法人一覧 ("The List of Independent Administrative Institutions"), 2009; retrieved 2012-2-9.

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[iai-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Independent Administrative Institution (IAI), National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007). Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, p. 30 [PDF/p. 32 of 44]; retrieved 2012-5-29.

[2] 独立行政法人一覧 ("The List of Independent Administrative Institutions"), 2009; retrieved 2012-2-9.

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