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Museum Introduction

History

Rissho University Museum is a comprehensive museum established with the aim of centrally storing and making available to the public all the historical materials that had been scattered throughout the university since its founding. Its origins lie in the archaeological specimen room (later the archaeological materials room) established in 1932 on the Osaki Campus (now the Shinagawa Campus) and the archaeological exhibition room established in 1978 on the Kumagaya Campus. Based on these two facilities, Rissho University Museum was opened in 2002 as part of the 130th anniversary celebration of the university's founding.

Our museum serves as a university-affiliated museum, collecting, preserving, and making available academic materials related to history, art, folklore, industry, and natural history, and conducting research on these subjects. In 2004, we were designated as a "museum-equivalent facility" by Saitama Prefecture, and in Reiwa 7 we received confirmation of the requirements in accordance with the revision of the Museum Act.

Special Exhibitions

In addition to our permanent exhibitions, our museum also holds special and temporary exhibitions.
These exhibitions primarily showcase our collections and also serve as an opportunity to widely disseminate the educational and research achievements of each faculty. In addition, related events such as lectures are held in conjunction with the planned and special exhibitions.

Publications

In addition to the "Museum Guide" and "Outline of Rissho University Museum," our museum publishes the "Rissho University Museum Annual Report," the "Collection of Basic Literature" (a series of publications), and the museum newsletter "Mankichi Newsletter" (published twice a year).

Museum training

Our museum is also used as a site for museum internships in our university's curator training program. During the summer break, we conduct a one-week internship program, accepting approximately 10 to 20 students.
In addition to activities such as photography, packaging techniques, pottery joining and rubbing, and creating data register cards, the practical training includes natural history practicals and sword handling sessions led by faculty members from Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science.

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