奈良国立博物館

Nara National Museum

Nara National Museum in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japa by 663highland CC SA

In Brief

History Museum in Nara Park, Nara

9:30am - 4:30pm. Varies by season

700

Allow 3 hours

Closed: Monday, except on holidays; The day following a holiday; New Year holidays

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奈良国立博物館

Updated 12 June 2020

About Nara National Museum

Established in 1889, the Nara National Museum is an art museum which primarily displays Buddhist art. This includes Buddhist artefacts - mostly Japanese - such as paintings, scrolls, statues and other religious objects.

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