Osaka Museum of History

Osaka Museum of History
大阪歴史博物館
General information
Address	4-1-32 Ōtemae, Chūō-ku
Town or city	Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	34°40′57″N 135°31′15″E
Opened	3 November 2001
Technical details
Floor count	4 (Floors 7–10)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	César Pelli & Associates, Nihon Sekkei
Website
Official website

Osaka Museum of History (大阪歴史博物館, Ōsaka Rekishi Hakubutsukan) opened in Chūō-ku, Ōsaka, Japan in 2001. The project architects were César Pelli & Associates and Nihon Sekkei. It is adjoined by an atrium to the NHK Osaka Broadcasting Center, which was designed by the same architects and built at the same time. The former Osaka City Museum closed earlier the same year. Over four floors, the displays tell the history of the city from the time of the Former Naniwa Palace, located in the area now occupied by the museum. Remains of a warehouse, walls, and water supply facilities for the palace are also on view in the basement. In 2005, the collection numbered some 100,000 objects. By 2016, it had grown to 138,595 objects, while a further 17,632 items were on deposit at the museum.

See also

• Museums in Osaka

External links

• Osaka Museum of History (official site)
• Osaka Museum of History at The Skyscraper Center
• Project entry at Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (named César Pelli & Associates at the time they designed the building)
• Project entry at the Nihon Sekkei website