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Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art

Japan, 708-1323 441 Toyosawa, Nagi-cho, Katsuta-gun, Okayama Prefecture

Three groups of artists were commissioned to create giant works, and the entire space was turned into architecture, making this the world's first public museum in which artworks and the building are semi-permanently integrated. It consists of three exhibition rooms named "Sun," "Moon," and "Earth." The cylindrical exhibition room "Sun" displays works by leading Japanese contemporary artists Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins, which can be viewed in a mysterious, slanted space. Architect/Completion year: Arata Isozaki/1994 Visits and photography: Photography is permitted in the exhibition rooms.

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Business Time

9:30-17:00 (entry until 16:30) Closed on Mondays and the day after public holidays

Telephone number 0868-36-5811
Website http://www.town.nagi.okayama.jp/moca/
Access
  • 20 minutes from Mimasaka IC or Tsuyama IC on the Chugoku Expressway Parking: 30 cars, 2 buses 30 minutes by bus from JR Tsuyama Station bound for Namegata/Makuwa, get off at "Nagi Terrace", then walk for 5 minutes
Language 日本語
Other Admission fee: Adults and university students 700 yen, high school students 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 300 yen
Last Update : 2025.02.27   Okayama Prefecture Tourism Federation

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