Hokkaido University Museum
| Hokkaido University Museum | |
|---|---|
北海道大学総合博物館 | |
| General information | |
| Address | Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku |
| Town or city | Sapporo, Hokkaidō |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 43°03′37″N 141°19′50″E / 43.060332°N 141.330485°E |
| Opened | Spring 1999 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Hokkaido University Museum (北海道大学総合博物館, Hokkaidō Daigaku Sōgō Hakubutsukan) opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1999. The collection comprises some four million materials, including thirteen thousand type specimens, amassed by Hokkaido University in the hundred and fifty years since the foundation in of its predecessor, the Sapporo Agricultural College, in 1876.