National Crafts Museum Kanazawa, Ishikawa

An art museum specializing in modern and contemporary crafts and design, established in Kanazawa, a city of crafts

This museum specializing in modern and contemporary crafts and design was relocated and opened in the center of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It houses a total of about 4,000 works collected in various fields including ceramics, glass works, lacqueware works, wood works, bamboo works, textiles, dolls, metal works, industrial design, and graphic design. It has an especially rich collection of works by holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasures). The museum holds exhibitions based on specific themes. Its Western-style buildings from the late Meiji period (about early 20th century) —former army facilities designated as Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Properties that have been relocated and restored—convey the history of modern times.