Museum of Horyuji Mural Reproductions

The Museum of Horyuji Mural Reproductions houses replicas of the twelve murals of the Kondo main hall of Horyuji Temple along with twenty smaller murals depicting of Apsaras in flight (Hiten). The works were originally produced between the late seventh and early eighth centuries, and the replicas are faithful reproductions of the murals before they were damaged by fire. Aichi University of the Arts faculty and students were involved in the reproduction project, which took a total of sixteen years to complete. The museum is open to the public in the spring and fall for students and researchers as well as general audience. Additional replicas of the finest murals of the era are steadily being added to the collection, including those of the ancient Takamatsuzuka murals, the "Shaka rising from the Gold Coffin" scroll, and the Portraits of the Jingo-ji (Minamoto no Yoritomo, Taira no Shigemori, Fujiwara no Mitsuyoshi, and Mongaku Shonin)

The Museum of Horyuji Mural Reproductions was designated as a museum facility in February 2007.

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