Museum of History and Culture

In November 2005, the Museum of History and Culture was opened in Nagasaki, Japan. It is dedicated not only to the history and culture of Nagasaki, but also to the contacts of Japan with other countries of the world during the isolation of the XVII - XIX centuries.

The museum building is a reconstructed one-storey estate, which is located on the site where the medieval residence of the administrator of Nagasaki once stood. It hosts exhibitions of modern history, historical culture and the Nagasaki Magistrate. In the museum you can see 48 thousand copies, including historical documents, artifacts brought to Japan by traders from foreign countries, decorative and applied arts and much more. The museum presents the history of the birth of Christianity in Japan and the life of Japanese officials of past centuries.

During World War II, the Nagasaki Air Defense Headquarters was located in this building, and a bomb shelter was used on the western side of the structure during the atomic bombing.