Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum

Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum
石川県立歴史博物館
General information
Address 3-1 Dewa-machi
Town or city Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
Country Japan
Coordinates 36°33′31″N 136°39′46″E / 36.55861°N 136.66278°E / 36.55861; 136.66278Coordinates: 36°33′31″N 136°39′46″E / 36.55861°N 136.66278°E / 36.55861; 136.66278
Opened 25 October 1986
Website
homepage (jp)

Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum (石川県立歴史博物館 Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Kanazawa, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of Ishikawa Prefecture. The three ICP red brick buildings date to 1909-14 and functioned first as the local arsenal, then after the Pacific War as the Kanazawa College of Art, before being converted into a museum in 1986.[1][2][3][4]

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