Floodlighting of the Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture [Nagasaki Prefecture]

Fig. 1 Floodlighting of the exterior wall (wide-angle view)

Fig. 2 Floodlighting of the exterior wall (closeup view)

Fig. 3 Floodlighting of the Bugyosho

Brief summary

The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, which has as its theme the history of Nagasaki’s overseas exchanges in modern times, especially during the period of national isolation in the Edo period, is composed of two zones: the Japanese Government of Nagasaki Zone, which is a reconstruction of the historical Nagasaki Magistrate’s Office called Bugyosho, and the History and Culture Exhibition Zone, which is the main office and is done in a contemporary architectural style.

Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Completion: November 2005
Client: Nagasaki Prefecture and Nagasaki City
Design: Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates
Materials provided by: Mari Iwasaki (Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.)
Photographs (Fig. 1 - Fig. 3): Copyright Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

*This text is quoted from “Lighting Photographs” published in the Journal of the IEI-J, Vol. 91, Number 4, April 2007. The journal contains descriptions of the lighting facilities.

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