Pokémon Fossil Museum
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The Pokémon Fossil Museum (Japanese: ポケモン化石博物館, Hepburn: Pokemon kaseki hakubutsukan) is a travelling exhibition based on the Pokémon media franchise, displaying illustrations and "life-size" sculpted renditions of the skeletons of fossil Pokémon, along with the actual fossils of the real-life prehistoric animals and other organisms on which they were based.[1][2][3] The exhibit was created by the National Museum of Nature and Science and The Pokémon Company.
Pokémon Fossil Museum | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Exhibition |
Begins | 4 July 2021 (2021-07-04) |
Country | Japan |
Organized by | National Museum of Nature and Science and host museums |
People | Daisuke Aiba (general supervisor) |
Website | kahaku |
The Pokémon Fossil Museum opened at the Mikasa City Museum in Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan, on 4 July 2021, and remained there until 20 September.[1][4] It has since travelled to other museums, and is on display at the Mifune Dinosaur Museum in Kumamoto Prefecture from 20 March to 23 June 2024.[1]
In July 2022, a virtual tour of the exhibit was made available online, with virtual reality (VR) headset compatibility.[2][4][5]