(TOP image) Yokohama Museum of Art Photo: Yuichiro Tanaka
Kanagawa Prefecture is home to many art museums that have a variety of attractions, not only in terms of their collections, but also in terms of size and location. Spending time surrounded by art or relaxing at the attached cafe is a blissful time that cannot be replaced with anything else. It was truly unfortunate that we were forced to close in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Following the lifting of the state of emergency, preparations are currently underway for reopening while taking various measures. More and more museums are opening in June, but many people are still wondering when to go.
Therefore, we asked popular art museums in the prefecture to send information about some of their collections and special exhibitions!
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art
*Kamakura Annex Photo: Keizo Kioku
It opened in 1951 on the grounds of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura as Japan's first public modern art museum. The Old Kamakura Hall, designed by Junzo Sakakura, was sadly closed in 2016 due to aging. Currently, we are operating out of two buildings: Hayamakan, which overlooks the Isshiki Coast, and Kamakura Annex, which is about a 15-minute walk from Kamakura Station.
*Kamakura Annex, including the cafe and garden, will be closed from July 6, 2020 (Monday) to January 2021 (scheduled) due to renovation work. The next exhibition “Philia – Michiko Kon” will be held from Saturday, January 30, 2021. In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the dates of the exhibition may be changed. Please see the official website for the latest information.
[Venue] Kanagawa Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex (Closed due to renovation work [until January 2021 (planned)])
[Closed] Mondays, exhibition changing periods, year-end and New Year holidays (12/29-1/3)
[Opening hours] 9:30-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
[Address] 2-8-1 Yukinoshita, Kamakura City
[TEL] 0467-22-5000
■Yoshio Aoyama《Atelier》1925 Collection of Kanagawa Museum of Modern Art
■Shunsuke Matsumoto, In the City, 1938, Kanagawa Museum of Modern Art collection
■Yoko Matsumoto, Private Scene, 2005, Kanagawa Museum of Modern Art collection
■Kazuo Okazaki, Lucky Cat, 2006, Kanagawa Museum of Modern Art, photo by ©Tadasu Yamamoto
*Hayamakan
On the other hand, Hayamakan was closed due to renovation work, but will reopen from July 1, 2020 (Tuesday).
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[100th anniversary of Japan-Czech exchanges]
100 years of Czech design]
[Venue] Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Hayama Hall Exhibition Rooms 2 and 3
[Period] July 31st (Friday) – September 22nd (Tuesday/holiday), 2020
[Closed] Mondays
[Opening hours] 9:30-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
[Address] 2208-1 Isshiki, Hayamacho
[TEL] 046-875-2800
《Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art》
*Please check the official website for details.
Yokohama Museum of Art
*Photographer: Yasuyuki Kasagi
Since its opening in 1989, the museum has collected works and held exhibitions with a focus on modern and contemporary art, as an art museum befitting the international port city of Yokohama. It is one of the largest art museums in Japan, with seven exhibition rooms, an art information center with a collection of over 110,000 books, and an atelier where a variety of workshops are held.
The building, which has an impressive and symmetrical exterior, was designed by Kenzo Tange, one of Japan's leading architects.
*Photographer: Yasuyuki Kasagi
The ``Grand Gallery'' is a space that can be said to be the symbol of the museum, and consists of a spacious atrium entrance approximately 20 meters in height, made with plenty of granite, and a staircase-like exhibition space that extends approximately 100 meters from side to side.
This year is the year of the Yokohama Triennale, an international contemporary art exhibition held once every three years. The museum is currently closed, but preparations are underway for the opening on Friday, July 17th.
[Yokohama Triennale 2020 “ AFTERGLOW – Catch the fragments of light ”]
[Period] July 17th (Friday) – October 11th (Sunday), 2020
*Please see the official website for details.
After Yokohama Triennale 2020 ends, an exhibition jointly planned with the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art and the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art will be held. Over 100 works by Picasso, Klee, Miró, Ernst, Dalí, Magritte, Pollock, Bacon, Richter, and others are drawn from the Western art collections of three large public art museums, and the museum has repeatedly renewed its expression methods and concepts20. Follow in the footsteps of Western art of the century.
[ Trialogue Yokohama Museum of Art, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art, 20th Century Western Art Collection ]
[Duration] November 14, 2020 (Sat) - February 28, 2021 (Sun)
[Closed] Thursdays (excluding February 11, 2021), December 29, 2020 (Tuesday) - January 3, 2021 (Sunday), February 12 (Friday)
■René Magritte, The King's Museum, 1966, oil on canvas, 130.0 x 89.0 cm, Yokohama Museum of Art collection
A man wearing a bowler hat appears repeatedly in Magritte's works from the 1920s until his later years. Only the eyes, nose, and mouth remain, and the silhouette reflects the tranquil landscape of the forest and mountains. By painting the distant view that should be drawn at the back in the foreground, he overturns the rules of painting and invites the viewer to a mysterious other world. It is said that Magritte often entrusted the titles of his works to his friends, and his old friend Scutenaire, who had known him since 1927, testified that he named this work himself. The artist, who has explored ``what must be depicted in order for a mystery to exist,'' also hides mysteries in the relationship between the work and its title. (Yokohama Museum of Art curator Mayuko Kanai, from “Yokohama Museum of Art Collection Selection” [2014])
■Paul Klee《Matter, spirit and symbol of attack》1922 Watercolor/oil on paper 33.5 x 47.5cm Yokohama Museum of Art collection
Three motifs reminiscent of people are drawn with sharp lines on a pale color palette, forming a vector from left to right. This work uses Klee's unique technique of ``oil transfer,'' which involves first drawing the original drawing, then applying oil-based ink to the back of the drawing, tracing the drawing from above with a stylus, and transferring it to the paper underneath. There is. In the original drawing (1922, whereabouts unknown), in addition to the title of the work, "Attack as a Symbol ← Will ← and Execution," the three motifs are written from the left as "Execution," "Will," and "Symbol." There is. This work is based on Klee's ideas about the process of creating a painting. (From Yokohama Museum of Art Chief Curator Shintaro Matsunaga, “Yokohama Museum of Art Collection Selection” [2014])
■Wassily Kandinsky, Red in the Net, 1927, oil on cardboard, 61.0 x 49.0 cm, Yokohama Museum of Art collection
Geometric motifs such as straight lines, triangles, rectangles, and crescents are combined to form a harmonious screen. Kandinsky's paintings underwent a major shift from so-called expressionist abstraction to geometric abstraction after he was assigned to the Bauhaus art school in Germany in 1922. This work, which was created in the middle of the Bauhaus period, shows the influence of the Constructivist movement in Russia and the Netherlands at the same time, but it also has a rich variety of forms and soft color expressions, which are reminiscent of Constructivist paintings. The painter's unique lyrical emotion, which stands out from rigor, is firmly maintained. (From Yokohama Museum of Art Chief Curator Shintaro Matsunaga, “Yokohama Museum of Art Collection Selection” [2014])
We are also publishing a variety of content on our website that you can enjoy at home. You can view interviews with artists and exhibition views in photos, text, videos, and more.
* Click here for “Yokohama Museum of Art that you can enjoy online”!
《Yokohama Museum of Art》
[Address] 3-4-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama
[TEL] 045-221-0300
*Please check the official website for details.
Kawasaki City Taro Okamoto Museum
It opened in 1999 in Ikuta Ryokuchi as a museum that houses and exhibits 1,779 items donated to Kawasaki City by artist Taro Okamoto. Outside, the museum's symbol tower, the Mother's Tower, whose prototype was created in 1971, is on display.
The museum's exhibition room has been devised to convey the history of Taro Okamoto's artistic works, writings, performances, and fieldwork, and the works are introduced with lighting, video, and other effects. It is characterized by a space where you can "experience" the world of Taro Okamoto.
■Taro Okamoto《Forest Rules》1950 Oil on canvas
■Taro Okamoto《Heavy Industry》1949 Oil on canvas
■Taro Okamoto《Tower of the Sun》1970 FRP
Currently, "The Road to the Tower of the Sun - The Tower of the Sun was the Tree of Life" is being held in the permanent exhibition room (until October 11).
《 Kawasaki City Taro Okamoto Museum 》
[Opening hours] 9:30-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
[Closed days] Mondays (excluding holidays), the day after holidays (excluding weekends), year-end and New Year holidays, and other temporary closing days.
[Admission fee] Please check the official website as it varies depending on the exhibition.
[Address] 7-1-5 Masugata, Tama-ku, Kawasaki City, Ikuta Ryokuchi
[TEL] 044-900-9898
*Please check the official website for details.
Kamakura City Kaburaki Kiyokata Memorial Museum of Art
This museum was built on the site of the former residence of Yukinoshita, Kamakura, the final resting place of Kiyokata Kaburaki, a master of modern Japanese painting. A Japanese-style building stands out in a quiet residential area of the ancient capital of Kamakura.
After the war, the artist moved from Gotemba, where he was evacuated, to Zaimokuza in Kamakura, where he opened a painting studio in Yukinoshita in 1954, where he lived until his death in 1972 at the age of 93.
We are currently holding the following exhibitions.
[Sparkling Summer - Kiyokata and Yushinan]
[Period] July 4th (Sat) - August 25th (Tue) 9:30-16:20
[Opening hours] 9:30-16:20
[Closed] Mondays
[Admission fee] General 200 yen, elementary and junior high school students 100 yen
*Please check the official website for details.
■《Miss Ichiyo's Grave》1902 Collection of Kaburaki Kiyokata Memorial Museum, Kamakura City
Inspired by Kyoka Izumi's essay ``The Grave of One Leaf'' (published in the literary magazine ``Shin Novel'' in 1900), I got the idea from a visit to the Higuchi family's grave, which was located at Tsukiji Honganji Temple at the time. The image of Midori, the main character of Ichiyo Higuchi's book ``Takekurabe,'' leaning on the Higuchi family's grave is based on this sketch.
■《Morning Cool》1925 Collection of Kaburaki Kiyokata Memorial Museum, Kamakura City
This work will be exhibited at the Imperial Exhibition, which is sponsored by the government. This work is one of Kiyokata's masterpieces, and he says that when he felt lost in his work, he ``regained himself completely''. It's based.
■《The Married Woman》1907 Collection of Kaburagi Kiyokata Memorial Museum, Kamakura City
《 Kamakura City Kaburaki Kiyokata Memorial Museum 》
[Address] 1-5-25 Yukinoshita, Kamakura City
[ TEL ] 0467-23-6405
Chigasaki City Art Museum
This is an art museum established by Chigasaki City in April 1998.
Including Tetsugoro Mante, who left his name in the history of modern Western paintings in Japan, Keizo Koyama, a Western painter who received the Order of Culture for his solid painting skills, Keizo Mitsuhashi, a watercolor painter who was fascinated by Spain, and Kyoji Mitsuhashi, who painted landscapes from all over Japan. The museum has a collection of approximately 2,000 works, mainly from artists and works connected to Chigasaki, including Mitsuitsu Tsuchiya, who created attractive illustrations through his prints, and emerging artists currently based in Chigasaki.
Although the museum has been temporarily closed, we plan to reopen the exhibition from Wednesday, July 1st. For those of you who are feeling lonely, the museum has provided us with images of the items in its collection.
■Yoshio Aoyama《Rose Arch》1989 Oil on canvas Height 60.6 x Width 72.7cm (Private collection)
The rose arch depicted in this work is a scene from the garden of the Franciscan convent in Simiers, on the outskirts of Nice, where Henri Matisse, one of the greatest masters of the 20th century, is buried. Matisse admired Aoyama's colors and remained close friends with him until his death.
■ Tetsugoro Yorozu《Coastal Landscape》1926 Oil on canvas Height 33.4 x Width 45.5cm
It was in March 1919 that Man moved from Koishikawa, Tokyo to Chigasaki to recuperate from an illness. Since then, he has loved the pine forests of Chigasaki, the rustle of the sea, and the gentle breeze from the sea.
《Chigasaki City Art Museum》
[Address] 1-4-45 Kita, Higashiba, Chigasaki City
[TEL] 0467-88-1177
*Please check the official website for details.
Yokosuka Museum of Art
Opened in 2007 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the city's establishment. The museum is located in a privileged environment with the lush greenery of Kannonzaki Prefectural Park surrounding you on three sides and Tokyo Bay spreading out in front of you. There are round holes of various sizes in the ceiling and sides, creating an open space so that you can always feel the surrounding nature inside the building.
In addition to Western painters Asai Kan'emon and Minoru Kawabata, the collection features works by artists connected to Yokosuka.
■ Minoru Kawabata《Rhythm Tea》1958, oil on canvas
■Kanemon Asai《Rose (medium pot with Kajing blue flower and Karako pattern)〈exquisite〉〉1983, oil on canvas
■Mitsuya Nakamura “Afterglow” (first half exhibition) 1989 Yuzen
《 Yokosuka Museum of Art》
[Opening hours] 10:00-18:00
[Closed] First Monday of the month (open on holidays), December 29th to January 3rd
[Admission fee] General: 380 yen, High school/university students/over 65 years old: 280 yen, Junior high school students and under: Free
[Address] 4-1 Kamoi, Yokosuka City
[TEL] 046-845-1211
*Please check the official website for details.
Okada Museum of Art
Opened in Kowakudani, Hakone in 2013. Approximately 450 works of art such as Japanese and Oriental ceramics and paintings are on display at any given time in this vast museum, which boasts the largest indoor exhibition space in Hakone. It is also attractive that there are a wide variety of ways to enjoy it, such as a footbath cafe in front of the large mural of the gods of wind and thunder, ``Kaze Toki,'' painted by contemporary Japanese painter Kotaro Fukui.
From May 30th (Saturday), we will resume operations while taking preventive measures such as temperature checks and wearing masks. A special exhibition is currently being held to commemorate the 260th anniversary of the birth of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), an ukiyo-e artist from the Edo period.
[ Hokusai's hand-drawn paintings commemorating the 260th anniversary of his birth - along with masterpieces of prints and shunga ]
( until Sunday, September 27, 2020)
The exhibition features 17 works by Hokusai, including prints, prints, and shunga, with a focus on 11 masterpiece hand-drawn paintings representing each period from his 40s to his final years during Hokusai's 70-year career as a painter. We will approach the genius Katsushika Hokusai from various angles, including the works of French glass artist Emile Gallé (1846-1904), who was influenced by Hokusai.
■Katsushika Hokusai, Summer Morning (detail), early 19th century, Okada Museum of Art collection
Hokusai, who painted Summer Morning when he was around 50 years old, also devoted his efforts to creating hand-painted paintings of beautiful women, producing many works that are considered masterpieces. In this exhibition, it will be exhibited alongside the equally famous masterpiece Beautiful Woman in Summer (Private Collection).
■Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji, Clear Wind and Clear Sky, Tenpo 2nd to 4th years (1831 to 1833), Okada Museum of Art collection
*Exhibition period until July 31st
The world-famous ``Thirty-six Views of Fugoku'' series was created by Hokusai after he was 70 years old, and was created using the latest imported Western painting material, Prussian Blue (commonly known as ``Bello Ai''). The expression gained popularity.
A new, brightly colored chocolate created by selecting ``The Great Wave Off Kanagawa'' and ``A Clear Sunny Wind'' from the museum's collection from his masterpiece ``Thirty-Six Views of Fujigoku.'' You can purchase it at the museum shop inside the museum.
《 Okada Art Museum 》
[Opening hours] 9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
[Closed days] Open every day during the exhibition period
[Admission fee] General/university students: 2,800 yen, elementary school to high school students: 1,800 yen
[Address] 493-1 Kowakudani, Hakone Town
[ TEL ] 0460-87-3931
*Please check the official website for details.
Open Air Museum
The Open-Air Museum opened in 1969 as Japan's first open-air art museum. In the 70,000 square meter garden overlooking the mountains of Hakone, 120 masterpieces by leading modern and contemporary sculptors are on permanent display.
Although we reopened on June 8th (Sunday), some facilities such as the "Net Forest," "Soap Ball Castle," and "Maruta Hiroba Kitoki," which are popular with children, remain unavailable. . However, the main attraction here is the pleasant outdoor exhibition space. When you go through the tunnel from the entrance and go outside, you will see a garden museum surrounded by the mountains of Hakone.
■Fernand Leger “Walking Flower”
Leger, a painter who was active in the first half of the 20th century, created monuments in his later years that aimed to collaborate with architecture. This dynamic work appears to be moving toward the sun.
■Auguste Rodin《Balzac》1891-98 Bronze 270×120×127cm
At the request of the Literary Artists Association, he created a plaster statue based on a portrait photograph, but the association criticized the plaster statue of him wearing a gown and refused to take it back. Rodin took the plaster statue and never let it out for the rest of his life. The work was installed and unveiled in Paris in 1939, after his death.
■Karl Milles “Man and Pegasus” Bronze 250×223×140cm
This is a scene in which Bellerophon, the hero of Greek mythology, rides his horse Pegasaz to defeat the monster Chimera. This work, displayed on a 19-meter pedestal, stands out outdoors against the sky.
《Hakone Open-Air Museum》
[Opening hours] 9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
[Closed days] Open every day
[Admission fee] General 1,600 yen, University and high school students 1,200 yen, Junior high school and elementary school students 800 yen
[Address] 1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-machi
[TEL] 0460-82-1169
*Please check the official website for details.
pola museum of art
Opened in Hakone in 2002. This museum has a collection of Western paintings, Japanese Western paintings, Japanese paintings, prints, Oriental ceramics, glass crafts, and cosmetic tools from all over the world.
The concept for the construction was ``symbiosis of Hakone's nature and art.'' Taking into account the nature and landscape of Hakone, the building's height is kept to 8 meters above ground, with much of the building underground, creating a shape that blends in with the forest.
The exhibition room uses fiber-optic lighting to recreate the ``twilight of Paris in July'' so that Impressionist works can be viewed beautifully. You can enjoy a world of beauty interwoven with outstanding works, beautiful green nature, and architectural spaces filled with light.
The museum reopened on June 1st (Monday) and is currently holding the following exhibitions.
[Monet and Matisse Another Paradise]
[Duration] Until November 3, 2020 (Tuesday)
[Closed days] Open every day during the exhibition period (may be temporarily closed due to exhibition changes)
[Opening hours] 9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
[Admission fee] Adults 1,800 yen / Over 65 years old 1,600 yen / University and high school students 1,300 yen Junior high school students and under are free
■Claude Monet “Water Lily Pond” 1899 Oil on canvas 88.6×91.9cm
Monet painted landscapes of water lily ponds and bridges in the fantastical garden he created. This work is one of a series of 18 works. After this, his interest gradually turned to the various effects that changes in light due to time and weather have on the water surface of a pond.
■Henri Matisse《Lute》1943 Oil on canvas 60.0×81.5cm
Matisse created this work in 1943 while fleeing the war and staying at the Regina Hotel in Nice, southern France. ``Sometimes I have tried to achieve a kind of balance and expressive rhythm using only color, and other times I have tried simply to confirm the power of arabesque alone.'' Matisse confessed during this time:
■Pierre Auguste Renoir “Girl in a Lace Hat” 1891 Oil on canvas 55.1×46.0cm
Renoir's joy in drawing can be felt in the brushstrokes that convey the texture and lightness of the lace hat. Renoir was good at capturing and depicting the texture of costumes, as can be seen in his depictions of dresses that skillfully express the volume of the cuffs.
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▶︎Pola Museum of Art at home
There's plenty of content to enjoy the Pola Museum of Art at home, including gallery talks and videos where you can learn about masterpieces, coloring books that kids can enjoy, and more!
《 Pola Museum of Art 》
[Address] 1285 Kozukayama, Sengokuhara, Hakone Town
[ TEL ] 0460-84-2111
*Please check the official website for details.
