On the 15th, part of the rebuilding work of the Imperial Palace's Sannomaru Shozokan, which houses works of art related to the Imperial Family, was completed and released to the press.
Sannomaru Shozokan, located in the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, is a facility that preserves and exhibits 9,800 works of art and crafts, including national treasures donated by the Imperial Family to the country. is underway.
Construction is proceeding in stages, aiming for completion in 2025, and part of the facility, which was completed in January this year, has been released to the press.
What was open to the public is a building with three floors above ground and one floor below ground, which occupies half of the entire facility.
The construction and equipment costs were over 8 billion yen. On the 1st floor, there are 2 exhibition rooms with a total of 690 square meters, and on the 2nd and 3rd floors, there are 8 storage rooms and a work room for restoring the collected items. is provided.
The name of the new facility will be "Imperial Palace Sannomaru Shozokan", and the facility that was opened to the public on the 15th is scheduled to open on November 3rd. etc. is being planned.