What other travelers are saying about Kyushu National Museum
Easily one of the most beautiful museum I've been to in Japan.
I last went close to a decade ago and I've been waiting ever since to return.
Beautiful architecture in such a serene location only adds to the amazing exhibits on display.
It's moody, it's quiet and it's contemplative inside with massive ceilings and a very freeform approach to looking at the art and exhibits on display
If I could give more than 5 stars I happily would.
It's a beautiful museum that's well worth your time.
I'm already thinking about next time I can go back
Highly recommend!!
Beautifully built museum. Stunning architecture and interiors. There's only one floor for the permanent exhibitions though. And another floor for special exhibitions that we didn't go to. They have a good volume of things to see and learn about, although nothing specific really stands out.
Worth a visit and good place to spend time if you like to explore the past.
Only one floor was opened with different exhibition rooms.
Ticket: ¥700 / If you plan to visit the other 2 museums, you can get combination ticket for ¥1,000 instead of paying ¥1400 for Dazaifu Tenmangu museum (¥500) & Kanko museum (¥200).
To make life easier, show the photo of combination ticket at ticket box to buy it as staff there and even at information centre did not seem to understand that we wanted this ticket. Maybe not many people purchase it.
Multilingual audio: You can get headsets on the left side before museum entrance if you want audio tour. Or you can connect to museum wifi, download museum app, and scan the code at each exhibition display then both visual texts and audio will pop up for info. I used my own air-pods to listen to info but I stopped soon after as I found it not really practical. Info given in front of each display is good enough to read and understand.
Facilities: A lot of toilets and sitting area.
When visiting Dazaifu, it is possible to see a large collection of art and artifacts from the history of the island of Kyushu in a very modern and huge building of interesting design. Prehistoric finds and archaeological excavations. A large number of art objects from private collections. I definitely recommend visiting this place when visiting Dazaif.
A nice itinerary for a day tour when in Dazaifu. A very spacious museum. The main gallery is on the top most floor. Special exhibit is on the 2nd level. There is too much space, almost like an airport. The museum is so big, with only 1 permanent exhibit hall just divided into different galleries
