2023-08-07 10:47:41
Dinosaurs cry with 5 million specimens! Japan’s National Museum of Science and Technology is running out of funds and has raised 22.3 million yuan from the public. (Translated from Livedoor)
The National Science Museum of Japan, which has a history of 146 years, issued an “emergency message” today (7th). The curator Kenichi Shinoda held a press conference and said that due to the impact of the epidemic in the past 3 years, the tax reduction on ticket income and the rapid increase in electricity prices The museum’s funds have been unable to take care of the 5 million specimens and collections including dinosaurs, so today it decided to raise 100 million yen (approximately NT$22.3 million) through crowdfunding in a short period of time. Come to solve the urgent need.
The National Science Museum of Japan is one of the oldest museums in Japan. It is also the museum with the largest collection of specimens in Japan. There are more than 5 million animal and plant specimens and fossils in the museum. Therefore, it is also a natural history fan at home and abroad. One of my favorite museums to visit. However, according to Japan’s “NHK” report, Kenichi Shinoda, the director of the museum, held a press conference today and said that the museum is currently facing financial difficulties, so it is urgently needed to raise funds from the public to tide over the difficulties.
There are more than 5 million collections of animal and plant specimens and fossils preserved in the museum. (Translated from japan.travel)
Shinoda said that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the past three years, ticket revenue has dropped sharply. Another main reason is rising electricity bills. Shinoda explained that all fossil specimens in the museum must be kept at a certain temperature and humidity, so electricity costs cannot be saved at all. However, the electricity bills paid by the museum this year are as high as 380 million yen (approximately NT$84.65 million). 44.55 million yuan).
Shinoda pointed out that the current fund operation of the museum is indeed facing difficulties, which has caused a crisis situation in the museum’s specimen collection and management. Therefore, it has decided to raise 100 million yen in a short period of time through mass fundraising. Shinoda also said : “This time we really encountered the biggest challenge in history, but the Museum of Science and Technology will continue to collect more important specimens and maintain the existing valuable collections.”
Update: Open fundraising within 9 hours to meet the target
According to the “Mainichi Shimbun” report, since the museum opened its fundraising at 8:00 a.m. local time, it reached the goal of 100 million yen at around 5:00 p.m. !”, “Specimens can’t die!” To this, the curator Shinoda also responded: “This is really surprising, the standard can be reached in such a short time, thank you for the support from all walks of life.”
The D51 steam engine collected in the museum. (Translated from japan.travel)
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