The Museum of The Little Prince in Hakone (星の王子さまミュージアム, Hoshi no Ōjisama Myūjiamu) (French: Musée du Petit Prince de Saint-Exupéry à Hakone) was a museum in Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan[1] dedicated to the character in the story The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The museum was opened on June 29, 1999 as part of a worldwide commemorative project to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Saint-Exupéry’s birth and closed down permanently on April 1, 2023.[2] In a statement made by the museum, the lack of visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the deterioration of the buildings presented as the reasons for the closure.[3]
References
edit- ^ Skevington, Tony (May 22, 2001). "Visiting the Little Prince at Hakone". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ "Little Prince Museum in Japan's Hakone closed down permanently". english.news.cn. 2023-04-01.
- ^ Hough, Chris (13 January 2023). "The Little Prince Museum in Hakone is closing at the end of March". Timeout.com.
External links
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- Official website
- Official website (in Japanese)
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