Archives
◆Collection Database
This database contains data of the cultural properties owned by the Museum. Information of about 1,300 objects from the fields of sculptures, paintings, writings, decorative arts, and archeological works are available.
◆Image Database
This database contains image data taken and preserved by the Museum. Information on about 100,000 images, including color/monochrome films (4×5 inches) and digital images are available.
Digital images of the collection owned by the Museum are available online. Other digital images and photographic cards can be browsed at the Buddhist Art Library.
◆Request of Using Photographic Images
If you wish to publish or to take as a loan of photographic images as well as to take photographs of museum collection and deposited artworks, please take all necessary procedures.
Regrading application, please follow the instruction and fill out the forms.
・ Request Form
・ Order Form
・ Price List
・ Conditions of Licensing Agreement
If you wish to take as a loan of photographs, please make sure its availability on museum datebase or publications.
If the artwork you wish to use is not museum collection, it is necessary to get an agreement of use by the artwork possessor.
Inquiries: Curatorial Devision, Nara National Museum
FAX: 0742-22-7221
◆All data and images of the Journals of the Nara National Museum are available.
Volume 1／Volumes 2 & 3 (combined issue)／Volume 4／ Volume 5／ Volume 6／Volume 7／
Volume 8／Volume 9／Volume 10／Volume 11／Volume 12
Available for sale at the Museum Shop.
◆Major Publications
List of exhibition catalogs recently published by the Museum.
Available for sale at the Museum Shop.
Inquiries on the purchase of publications (bulletins, exhibition catalogs, etc.)
Museum Shop inside Nara National Museum
(Buddhist Art Foundation)
TEL：0742-26-3868 FAX：0742-26-3877
