Ryūkoku Museum

The Ryūkoku Museum (龍谷ミュージアム) is a museum of Buddhist art and history in Kyōto, Japan. Conceived as part of the 370th anniversary celebrations of the foundation of what is now Ryūkoku University, it opened facing Nishi Hongan-ji in 2011. The museum displays works from its "vast"[2] collection and there is also a digital recreation of the corridor of Cave 15 at Bezeklik.[2][3] The façade has four thousand ceramic louvers, intended to give a feeling of traditional Kyōto while also helping regulate light and temperature within.[1]

Ryūkoku Museum
龍谷ミュージアム
General information
Address	117 Nishinakasuji-dōri Shōmen Sagaru, Shimogyō-ku
Town or city	Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	34°59′28″N 135°45′12″E
Opened	April 2011
Technical details
Floor count	4
Floor area	1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) (exhibition space) 4,441.93 square metres (47,812.5 sq ft) (total)
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Nikken Sekkei[1]
Website
Official website

See also

• List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Japanese books)
• Kyoto National Museum
• Nishi Hongan-ji

References

1. 龍谷ミュージアムとは 施設の紹介 [About Ryukoku Museum: introduction to the facilities] (in Japanese). Ryukoku Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
2. "Ryukoku Museum". Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
3. "About the Ryukoku Museum". Ryukoku Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

External links

• Ryukoku Museum