Matsura Historical Museum, Japan
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Hirado Dutch Trading Post
The Dutch VOC Trading Post was located in Hirado from 1609 to 1641, before it was moved to Nagasaki. During this period Hirado was an important centre of international trade both for the United East Indian Company (VOC) and Japan. A large stone warehouse of the Dutch Trading Post was reconstructed as close as possible to the original building using the same materials. This warehouse opened as a museum in 2011, telling the history of the international trade with Western countries. The museum is managed by the Matsura Historical Museum Foundation, which has pieces that relate to the international trade with European and Asian countries in the 16th and 17th centuries on display here. The Matsura Historical Museum Foundation tries to actively foster links and exchange with other former VOC trading posts through the creation of the Dutch Trading Post Heritage Network as well as foster links with European institutions. The foundation has organised temporary exhibitions in Taiwan, Thai, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in the past.View all Asia-Europe Museum Network (ASEMUS) members in Japan
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