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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.