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Nara National Museum in Nara
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Nara National Museum

Nara · Japan · Founded 1895

Set in Nara Park, this museum is the country's leading collection of Japanese Buddhist art.

About Nara National Museum

Established in 1895, the Nara National Museum specialises in Buddhist art, particularly objects from temples in the Nara region.

Each autumn the museum hosts the Annual Exhibition of Shōsō-in Treasures, displaying eighth-century imperial treasures preserved at Tōdai-ji.

Collections & Highlights

Buddhist sculpture gallery
Annual Shōsō-in Treasures exhibition
Heian Buddhist paintings
Building by Tokuma Katayama

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