Originally posted by Nubi
Probably cost cutting measures. To have something like that will cost an arm and leg in Tokyo.
Actually, it was in Tochigi, Japan. Not Tokyo. Probablt didn't have enough visitors, but it survived 40 years.
Maybe they'll move some of the the gear to the Pentax forum in Tokyo...
Shame if they don't.
"Opened in 1967, PENTAX Camera Museum boasts a collection of over 7,500 cameras, iccluding the world’s first Daguerreotype camera and other exceptionally rare cameras from around the world. About 1,000 cameras from different eras have been carefully selected from the collection and placed on permanent exhibition. Visitors can stroll through the museum and embrace the rich history of photography."
The "rich history of photography" is no more.