overview 英国威廉希尔唯一官网
Current as of January 2024
Year established | June 1994 |
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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) |
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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. |