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Nagoya City Art Museum

Japan · Aichi Prefecture

Nagoya City Art Museum

名古屋市美術館

Designed by the renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa, the building incorporates references to Japanese traditional forms and local motifs. The museum features a unique collection focused on four principal areas: local art from the Nagoya cultural region, the École de Paris, the Mexican Renaissance, and postwar and contemporary art.

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ABOUT

The Nagoya City Art Museum is an art museum in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan, located in Shirakawa Park. It opened on 22 April 1988. Designed by Kisho Kurokawa, the museum was planned in the early 1980s, while collection building began in 1983.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Exhibitions

Past and present exhibitions aggregated by artible.

Now & upcoming (1)

Past exhibitions (2)

Museum basics

Founded
1988
Architect
黒川紀章
Building completed
1987
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National treasures
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Architectural features
  • 名古屋城や大須観音、熱田神宮など名古屋の伝統的な建築物の意匠を随所に取り入れている
  • Incorporates a sunken garden to bring natural light into the approach to the underground galleries.
  • The building is kept below the height of the surrounding trees, with permanent galleries and storage below ground and special exhibition rooms on two floors above ground.

Visit info

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Address
〒460-0008 Aichi Prefecture 中区栄2-17-25

Rules & amenities

Photography
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Wheelchair
Yes
Kid-friendly
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Café
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Collection

Collection size
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Top departments
  • postwar and contemporary art
  • the Mexican Renaissance
  • the École de Paris
  • local art from the Nagoya cultural region
Featured artists
  • 岸本清子
  • 山本悍右
  • 熊谷守一
  • 川合玉堂
  • 前田青邨

Sources

— Official website — art-museum.city.nagoya.jp ↗ · Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikipedia (English) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikidata — Q469573 ↗ (CC0) · Official PDF — チラシ(PDF:３MB) ↗ (2 pages) · Official PDF — 展覧会構成(PDF:1MB) ↗ (4 pages) · Official PDF — 2026年度カレンダー（PDF：1MB） ↗ (1 pages)

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