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Coordinates: 35°32′23″N 134°14′17″E / 35.53972°N 134.23806°E / 35.53972; 134.23806
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The {{nihongo|'''Sand Museum'''|砂の美術館|Suna no Bijutsukan}} first opened by the [[Tottori Sand Dunes]], in [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]], Japan, in 2006, displaying sand sculptures in temporary facilities. In 2012, it reopened in what is said to be the world's first permanent indoor exhibition space dedicated to [[Sand art and play|sand art]], with works by fifteen international [[Sculpture|sculptors]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.tottori.lg.jp/www/contents/1323844291817/index.html |script-title=ja:「鳥取砂丘 砂の美術館」グランドオープン! |trans-title=Grand Opening of the Tottori Sand Dunes Sand Museum |language=Japanese |publisher=[[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori City]] |accessdate=17 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529205005/http://www.city.tottori.lg.jp/www/contents/1323844291817/index.html |archivedate=29 May 2012 }}<br>- {{cite news |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420f5.html |title=Tottori's new sand sculpture museum the first of its kind |work=[[The Japan Times]] |date=20 April 2012 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
The {{nihongo|'''Sand Museum'''|砂の美術館|Suna no Bijutsukan}} first opened by the [[Tottori Sand Dunes]], in [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]], Japan, in 2006, displaying sand sculptures in temporary facilities. In 2012, it reopened in what is said to be the world's first permanent indoor exhibition space dedicated to [[Sand art and play|sand art]], with works by fifteen international [[Sculpture|sculptors]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.tottori.lg.jp/www/contents/1323844291817/index.html |script-title=ja:「鳥取砂丘 砂の美術館」グランドオープン! |trans-title=Grand Opening of the Tottori Sand Dunes Sand Museum |language=Japanese |publisher=[[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori City]] |accessdate=17 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529205005/http://www.city.tottori.lg.jp/www/contents/1323844291817/index.html |archivedate=29 May 2012 }}<br>- {{cite news |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420f5.html |title=Tottori's new sand sculpture museum the first of its kind |work=[[The Japan Times]] |date=20 April 2012 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:54, 16 June 2022

The Sand Museum
砂の美術館
Map
General information
Address2083-17, Yuyama, Fukube-chō
Town or cityTottori, Tottori Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°32′23″N 134°14′17″E / 35.53972°N 134.23806°E / 35.53972; 134.23806
Opened14 April 2012
Cost¥ 580 million
Website
homepage

The Sand Museum (砂の美術館, Suna no Bijutsukan) first opened by the Tottori Sand Dunes, in Tottori, Japan, in 2006, displaying sand sculptures in temporary facilities. In 2012, it reopened in what is said to be the world's first permanent indoor exhibition space dedicated to sand art, with works by fifteen international sculptors.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ 「鳥取砂丘 砂の美術館」グランドオープン! [Grand Opening of the Tottori Sand Dunes Sand Museum] (in Japanese). Tottori City. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
    - "Tottori's new sand sculpture museum the first of its kind". The Japan Times. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.