Fukuoka City Museum, City museum in Momochi-hama, Fukuoka, Japan
Fukuoka City Museum is a city museum in Momochi-hama, Fukuoka, Japan. The building stands near the waterfront and presents permanent exhibitions about regional history on several floors with separate rooms for rotating displays.
The museum opened in October 1990 on the site of the 1989 Asian-Pacific Exposition pavilion in Seaside Momochi. It took over the collections of the former Fukuoka City Historical Museum, which closed in March 1990, and part of the Kuroda family materials transferred from the Fukuoka Art Museum. The Gold Seal, a National Treasure, was unearthed in 1784 on Shikanoshima.
The permanent collection displays archaeological findings, historical artifacts, and traditional crafts that represent the development of Fukuoka from ancient times to present day.
The museum opens daily except Mondays from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM, with adult admission at 200 yen. Middle school students and younger visitors enter for free.
The museum keeps the Arrow, a Japanese-built car from 1904 that is recognised as a Mechanical Engineering Heritage item and is kept in running condition. It also holds the Nihongo spear, a famous blade of the Kuroda clan, and the Heshikiri Hasebe sword. Bronze sculptures by Émile-Antoine Bourdelle stand outside the entrance.
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