Japan Museums: National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto 京都国立近代美術館

The Fumihiko Maki designed National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, is a wonderful place to spend an afternoon.

The permanent collection has nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Western-style painting, prints, sculpture, crafts, and photography.

Big exhibits make their way here several times a year.

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Okazaki Enshoji-cho,
Sakyo-ku
Kyoto
606-8344
Tel: 075 761 9617

Open: 9:30AM5:00PM (admission until 4:30PM). Extended Hours, 2008/2009: Every Friday during special and travelling exhibitions, 2008/4/228/29 (excludes 5/16 and 7/425) and 8/16 (Gozan no Okuribi), 9:30AM8:00PM (admission until 7:30PM).

Access: From JR/Kintetsu Kyoto Station (Kyoto-eki-mae boarding area A1); Kyoto City Bus No. 5 (toward Iwakura Soshajo). Get off at Kyoto Kaikan Bijutsukan-mae. From Hankyu Karasuma Station/Kawaramachi Station or Keihan Sanjo Station Kyoto City Bus No. 5 (toward Iwakura Soshajo). Get off at Kyoto Kaikan Bijutsukan-mae. Or a five-minute walk from the Higashiyama Station on the Tozai subway line.

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