Nagano Prefectural Art Museum

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Nagano Prefectural Art Museum

Appreciate masterpieces in the landscape museum nestled in nature.

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A Japanese painter, Kaii Higashiyama (1908-1999), prefered to depict Shinshu Region’s landscape. The museum curates a precious collection gifted by Kaii and altogether over 5500 pieces of Shinshu landscape and work of local artists. The structure has a bright open space facing a park, blending with the surrounding scenery, and is called the “Landscape Museum.”

At the time of the main building renovation in 2021, the Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum along with the renewed Higashiyama Kaii Museum were named as the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum. Besides art appreciation, the museum space outside the exhibition is opened as a Free Zone. It is functioning as an open museum for the residents in the prefecture and other users.

The main building was designed by Hiroshi Miyazaki. There are many architectural highlights such as “the Park with a Roof” opened toward Joyama Park, the terrace by the water between the main hall and Higashiyama Kaii Museum, and the ceiling that reflects the water rings from the terrace water.

The main hall displays modern and contemporary art under the theme of “nature“ and “nature and human,” as well as the work of painters, sculptors and artists from Nagano such as Shunso Hishida, Rokuzan Ogiwara, and Yayoi Kusama. In the Higashiyama Kaii Museum, more than 970 pieces of his work and related books are curated. The display is changed once in two months and shares the refinement of Higashiyama’s art, who said “Landscape is the mirror of your soul.”

Highlights

  • There is the Free Zone for anyone to casually enjoy various art works.
  • Concerts and events are held in the common space at the entrance.

Photos

  • The “Wind Terrace” set up on the main hall’s roof

    The “Wind Terrace” set up on the main hall’s roof

  • The “Water Terrace” designed to be part of the scenery

    The “Water Terrace” designed to be part of the scenery

  • The glass front of the main hall which does not separate the exterior and interior

    The glass front of the main hall which does not separate the exterior and interior

  • Higashiyama Kaii Museum boasts a valuable collection

    Higashiyama Kaii Museum boasts a valuable collection

  • The connecting bridge between the main hall and the Kaii Museum

    The connecting bridge between the main hall and the Kaii Museum

Reviews

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  • LINSU_CING

    噴泉廣場上很多小朋友開心的跑跳,是一座美麗的博物館。

Details

Name in Japanese
長野県立美術館
Postal Code
380-0801
Address
1-4-4 Hakoshimizu, Nagano City, Nagano
Telephone
026-232-0052
Closed
Wednesdays
Business Hours
9:00am-5:00pm (Admission allowed until 4:30pm)
Admission
Varies depending on exhibitions
The Collection Exhibition (Valid for the Main Hall and Higashiyama Kaii Museum): 700 yen (College student and Age 75 or older 500 yen, High school student and Age 18 or younger: Free)
Directions
From Nagano Electric Railway’s Zenkojishita Station, walk 11 min.
Credit Cards
Accepted
Official Website
Official Website (Japanese)