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 change
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 change
References change
- ↑ 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.
Other websites change
- Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties website (in English)
- Agency for Cultural Affairs website (in English)
