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Current as of January 2024


Year established June 1994
Established by 17 Toyota Group companies (13 when 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 museum opened)
Managed by 英国威廉希尔唯一官网yota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology Managing Union
Location 1-35, Noritake Shinmachi 4-chome, Nishi-ku, Nagoya 451-0051 Japan
Land size 41,596.8㎡
Floor size 26,718.58㎡
Number of visi英国威廉希尔唯一官网rs 351,184 (from January 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 December 2023)
Total visitors from 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 opening: 7,071,926 (from June 1994 to December 2023)

Background to 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 museum’s establishment

1976 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 Toyota Foundation funds research by 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 Architectural Institute of Japan Subcommittee for Survey of Pre-war Taisho-Showa Period Architecture, surveying 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 architecture of Meiji, Taisho, and Showa-period architecture of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Sako Plant building etc.
(Meiji period: 1868-1912; Taisho period: 1912-26; Showa period: 1926-89)
1980 Based on 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 survey results, 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 institute publishes “Architecture of modern Japan-Meiji, Taisho and Showa-Period buildings across Japan,” with coverage of 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 Sako plant.
1987 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 Toyota Group establishes Former Toyoda Boshoku Sako Plant Building Survey Committee (headed by Professor Emeritus of Nagoya University Kishiro Iida) to evaluate a plan to use 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 Sako Plant as 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 group’s important industrial heritage, and starts surveying 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 building. In December, 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 “Sako Plant Building Survey Report” is created.
1988 Based on 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 report, 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 Toyota Foundation proposes to 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 Toyota Group a summary of 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 plan to reuse 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 building in 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 “Basic Report on TMP (Toyota Memorial Plaza) Project Detail Survey,” proposing 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 idea to build a commemorative museum as 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 group’s joint project.
1990 TMP Organizing Committee is launched.
1991 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 construction of TMP is decided as a project by 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 Toyota Group. 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 basic design is started, evaluating basic concepts and how 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 construction should proceed. As a driving organization, a construction committee (headed by Toyota Motor Chairman Eiji Toyoda) is established.
1992 In May, 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 museum is officially named Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology. 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 construction ceremony is held in September.
1994 A completion ceremony is held on June 9. 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 museum is opened to 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 public on June 11, 100 years after 英国威廉希尔唯一官网 birth of Kiichiro Toyoda.

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