Okayama Orient Museum
岡山市立オリエント美術館
Okayama Orient Museum
Established1979
Location9-31 Tenjin-chō, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°39′59″N 133°55′48″E / 34.66639°N 133.93000°E / 34.66639; 133.93000
OwnerOkayama City
Websitewww.city.okayama.jp/orientmuseum

Okayama Orient Museum (岡山市立オリエント美術館, Okayama Shiritsu Oriento Bijutsukan) is a museum of Ancient Near Eastern, Roman provincial, Byzantine, Sassanian, and Islamic Art in Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2007 there were some 4,852 items, including winged Assyrian reliefs.[1] The museum is a prize-winning design by Okada & Associates.[2]

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References

  1. "Museum Information" (in Japanese). Okayama City. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. 受賞歴 1981 岡山市オリエント美術館 [Awards 1981 Okayama Orient Museum] (in Japanese). Okada Architect & Associates. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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