Kagoshima City Furusato Archaeological Museum

[Project Summary]
The Kagoshima Municipal Archaeological Museum was established with the aim of deepening the public's understanding of the city's history through the cultural heritage left behind by their ancestors, and contributing to the creation of a unique civic culture.
Particularly popular are the excavation experience, which lets you experience what it's like to be an archaeologist, and the giant arc displays, which uses a giant model of a tool to examine the shape of pottery. These exhibits foster children's interest in archaeology and the history that it reveals.
We assisted with the entire project from basic planning, design, and construction.

[Customer Issues]
Twenty years after its opening, the museum was showing obvious signs of aging and a renewal of its content and facilities was required. The museum therefore undertook a renewal of displays to present the latest research results, introduce interactive displays, and provide brighter, more easily updated displays facilities.
The plan has three directions: first, a region-specific displays that pursues "Kagoshima-ness," second, a museum that aims to be a fun place to learn by "creating a place for hands-on experience," and third, the development of displays environment to "create an environment for realizing a facility that is easier to use." Through these efforts, we aimed to create a facility where people of all ages, from children to adults, can enjoy learning about local archaeology.

[Solution]
The first thing that gives you an impression of "Kagoshima-ness" is the huge topographical table of the entire city of Kagoshima, including Sakurajima, which is located in the center of the atrium overlooking the space. It is accompanied by easy-to-understand explanations of the ruins in each area.
Next, a prime example of "creating a place for participatory experiences" is the experience corner, which is made up of numerous hands-on items for learning about archaeology in a fun way.
Furthermore, as part of "creating an environment that makes the facility more user-friendly," we made detailed proposals such as airtight cases that allow humidity control, the introduction of people-friendly universal concept design, and the installation of environmentally friendly LED lighting.

<Our project members>
[Developer] Tatsuya Fujii
[Sales/Project Management] Tatsuya Fujii and Yumeki Kusumoto
[Planning] Takeshi Shin, Kyohei Kishida, Setsuko Nishimura
[design, layout] Sho Inanobe
[Production and construction] Yoshito Inoue, Hayato Ichimada, Takeshi Sue?, Shin Kameoka, Nanae Hori
[maintenance management] Katsumi Yamada, Takatoshi Nakamura