The founding collection is known as the Attic Collection, and is an early 20th-century ethnological collection of mainly Japanese materials, including some early finds of Jōmon archaeological artifacts (in the Morse Collection). Further collections were brought together for the opening in 1977 and collecting activities have continued since.
The Attic Collection, which was established as the founding collection, is an early 20th-century ethnological collection of mainly Japanese materials, including some Jōmon archaeological artifacts from the Morse Collection. More collections were gathered for the opening in 1977, and collecting activities have continued since.