Gunma Museum of Natural History


Gunma Museum of Natural History is a museum of the natural sciences in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
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History

The museum first opened in 1978 under its old Japanese name, after repairs to the former Gunma Prefectural Museum. In 1996, the old museum closed, and its collection was transferred, before reopening under its current name in a new building to designs by Uchii Shōzō. On 8 August 2008, the Museum received its two millionth visitor, and on 7 August 2015, its three millionth.

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