Museum Act (Japan)

Museum Act
博物館法
*Hakubutsukan Hō*
Museum Act; 博物館法; Hakubutsukan Hō
	National Diet Building
Diet of Japan
Territorial extent	Japan
Enacted	1951
Effective	1952
Amended by
	Last amended in 2008
Related legislation
	Fundamental Act of Education; Social Education Act (ja); National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Act; (独立行政法人国立文化財機構法); Library Act (ja); Enforcement Regulations of the Museum Act; (博物館法施行規則); Favourable Standards Relating to the Establishment and Operation of Public Museums; (公立博物館の設置及び運営上の望ましい基準)
	Status: In force

The Museum Act (博物館法, Hakubutsukan Hō) is a Japanese law covering matters relating to the country's museums. The law was passed as Law No. 285 in 1951 and was last amended in 2008.

^ "Present Status of Museums in Japan" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[bunkacho-1] "Present Status of Museums in Japan" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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