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The museum entrance is located at the third floor of the building. After ticketing, visitors go down a about 33 meters long escalator to the basement floor. The basement consists of "Dino Street" and a diorama of the Kitadani dinosaur quarry. "Dino Street" is a passage displaying various real fossils of all over the world on the right and left walls. There is a replica reproducing an excavation site of a [[Camarasaurus]] specimen found in [[Wyoming]], [[United States|USA]] at the end of the passage. The original fossil bones of this [[Camarasaurus]] specimen is prepared and displaying in the first floor of the museum.
The museum entrance is located at the third floor of the building. After ticketing, visitors go down a about 33 meters long escalator to the basement floor. The basement consists of "Dino Street" and a diorama of the Kitadani dinosaur quarry. "Dino Street" is a passage displaying various real fossils of all over the world on the right and left walls. There is a replica reproducing an excavation site of a [[Camarasaurus]] specimen found in [[Wyoming]], [[United States|USA]] at the end of the passage. The original fossil bones of this [[Camarasaurus]] specimen is prepared and displaying in the first floor of the museum.


The first floor is the main exhibition hall, in which forty-four dinosaur skeletons including 10 original fossils are displayed. About 200 square meters of the [[diorama]] reconstructing the Jurassic period of [[Zigong]], China.<ref name="chubu"/> This diorama includes some robotic dinosaurs that move and make sounds.
The first floor is the main exhibition hall, in which forty-four dinosaur skeletons including 10 original fossils are displayed. About 200 m<sup>2</sup> of the [[diorama]] reconstructing the Jurassic period of [[Zigong]], China.<ref name="chubu"/> This diorama includes some robotic dinosaurs that move and make sounds.


[[File:FukuiDinosaurMuseum04.JPG|thumb|right|Slide at a children's play area]]
[[File:FukuiDinosaurMuseum04.JPG|thumb|right|Slide at a children's play area]]

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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
福井県立恐竜博物館
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is located in Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
Location within Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is located in Japan
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (Japan)
EstablishedJuly 14, 2000
Location51-11 Terao, Muroko-chō, Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°04′58″N 136°30′24″E / 36.082909°N 136.506666°E / 36.082909; 136.506666
TypeNatural history museum
Visitors901,119 (FY2016)
ArchitectKisho Kurokawa
Public transit accessKatsuyama Eiheiji Line (Echizen Railway)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (福井県立恐竜博物館, Fukui Ken-ritsu Kyōryū Hakubutsukan), located in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is one of the leading dinosaur museums in Asia that renowned for its exhibits of fossil specimens of dinosaurs and paleontological research.[1] It is sited near to the Lower Cretaceous strata of the Kitadani Formation of the Tetori Group, where a number of dinosaur fossils, including that of Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as of various aquatic life and land plants, are found and excavated.[2]

In October 2009, the whole area of Katsuyama City was recognized by the Japanese Geopark Committee as a Japanese Geopark under the name of "Dinosaur Valley Fukui Katsuyama Geopark [ja]."[3] Dozens of fossil specimens of dinosaurs at the museum and their excavation site have been designated as a Natural Monument of Japan since February 2017.[4] From July 2014, visitors can see the quarry in the Museum's field station, only with reservation required.[5]

The Asia Dinosaur Association Secretary Office has been housed inside the museum since its establishment in 2013.[6]

Exhibits

Euoplocephalus skeleton

The museum entrance is located at the third floor of the building. After ticketing, visitors go down a about 33 meters long escalator to the basement floor. The basement consists of "Dino Street" and a diorama of the Kitadani dinosaur quarry. "Dino Street" is a passage displaying various real fossils of all over the world on the right and left walls. There is a replica reproducing an excavation site of a Camarasaurus specimen found in Wyoming, USA at the end of the passage. The original fossil bones of this Camarasaurus specimen is prepared and displaying in the first floor of the museum.

The first floor is the main exhibition hall, in which forty-four dinosaur skeletons including 10 original fossils are displayed. About 200 m2 of the diorama reconstructing the Jurassic period of Zigong, China.[7] This diorama includes some robotic dinosaurs that move and make sounds.

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Slide at a children's play area

There is an exhibition area focusing on the earth science in the first floor, including plate tectonics, rock formation and precious gems. There is also a hands-on exhibition room for children, called "Dino Lab". Visitors can enjoy several quiz with dinosaur fossils and touch some specimens including a real limb bone of Tyrannosaurus.

Visitors can view the inside of the fossil preparation laboratory through the large window(Fossil Preparation).

The theme of second floor is "the history of life", displaying various specimens along with the timeline from the birth of the life to the present. Exhibits on this floor show how have the ancient single-celled organisms been evolved into dinosaurs and mammals such as human beings.


Images of the exhibition hall have been disclosed on the google street view [8].


There are also outdoor exhibits to complement the main ones inside the museum. From the spring to the fall, visitors can experience excavation activities at a location on the park grounds. Additional replicas of dinosaurs and their fossils can be found throughout the park grounds.

Construction

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Entrance sign

The location for the museum was chosen because many fossils have been found in Katsuyama and it uses many fossils found in the surrounding area. The museum was designed by Kisho Kurokawa[9] and completed in the summer of 2000, as the centerpiece of the Dino Expo Fukui 2000 [ja] that was hosted in the nearby Nagaoyama Park.

It officially opened on July 14, 2000, with an area of approximately 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft), making it one of the largest museums in all of Japan. There are no support beams within the main display area of the building, allowing for wide open spaces to display the large dinosaurs.[7]

Sister museums

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum signed a sister museum agreement with the following museums:[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kato, Akira (2014-01-14). "CGI, scientific studies bring dinosaurs closer". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  2. ^ Goto, Michiharu (2010). "Lower Cretaceous Planorbidae (Gastropoda) from the Kitadani Formation of the Tetori Group in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, Central Japan" (PDF). Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (9). Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum: 41–45. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. ^ "Dinosaur Valley Fukui Katsuyama Geopark". Dinosaur Valley Fukui Katsuyama Geopark Promotion Council. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. ^ "国天然記念物の文化財指定について". Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  5. ^ "Field Station". Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  6. ^ "Asia Dinosaur Association". Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  7. ^ a b "Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum". Chubu Wide-area Tourism Portal Site. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  8. ^ Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum on the Google Street View
  9. ^ Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum: Kisho Kurokawa Architect and Associates[permanent dead link]. Edizioni Press. Accessed July 10, 2008.
  10. ^ "FPDM:恐竜博物館との提携機関". Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. Retrieved 2018-07-29.

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