Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
The Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art is located in Okazaki Park in Sakyō-ku Kyoto. Formerly Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, it is one of the oldest art museums in Japan. It opened in 1928 as Shōwa Imperial Coronation Art Museum of Kyoto, a commemoration of Emperor Hirohito's coronation. • Illustration — Crowds of people wait to enter the exhibition “Takashi Murakami Mononoke Kyoto” at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan (2024).
Also recorded as Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art · KYOCERA Museum of Art · Kyoto City Museum of Art
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
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- Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art
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- 1933
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The Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art is located in Okazaki Park in Sakyō-ku Kyoto. Formerly Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, it is one of the oldest art museums in Japan. It opened in 1928 as Shōwa Imperial Coronation Art Museum of Kyoto, a commemoration of Emperor Hirohito's coronation. • Illustration — Crowds of people wait to enter the exhibition “Takashi Murakami Mononoke Kyoto” at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan (2024).
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Overview
Overview
Upon renewal of the museum in 2020, Japanese multinational ceramics and electronics manufacturer Kyocera obtained the naming rights and the museum was renamed Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art.
京都市美術館本館（大礼記念京都美術館）1933竣工。登録有形文化財。
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art • Native Name — 京都市美術館 • Established — 1933 • Location — 124 Okazaki Enshōjichō, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan • Type — Art museum • Owner — Kyoto City • Public Transit — * Okazaki Koen / Bijutsukan, Heian Jingu-mae, Kyoto City Bus • Higashiyama Station, Municipal Subway Tōzai Line • Parking — Okazaki Koen Parking Lot (can be used for fee) • Network — Kyoto Museums Four • Website — http: www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/kmma/en/
Building information
Building information
• Planning: Kenjirō Maeda • Completion of construction: 1933 • Total floor space: 9,349m² • Mailing address: 〒606-8344 京都府京都市左京区岡崎円勝寺町124
Access
Access
• Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line • Higashiyama Station • Kyoto City Bus • Okazaki Koen / Bijutsukan, Heian Jingu-mae stop (Route 5, 46, 100, 110 and Kyoto Okazaki Loop) • Okazaki Koen / ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Miyakomesse-mae stop (Route 32)
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Surroundings
• Okazaki Park • The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto • Kyoto Municipal Zoo • Heian Shrine • ROHM Theatre Kyoto • Miyakomesse • Kyoto Prefectural Library • Chion-in
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Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art established.
1933
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art is recorded from 1933.
1933
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art was established or created on 1 January 1933.
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• Takeuchi Seihō: 芙蓉 (1882), 年中行事 (1886), 池塘浪静 (1887), 雲龍 (1887), 遊鯉 (1887), 宇野老人像 (1895), 渓山秋月 (1899), 散華 (1910), 散華 (1910), 熊 (1910), 雨 (1911), 絵になる最初 (1913), 金魚の句(1913), 潮沙永日 (1922), 酔興 (1924), 馬に乗る狐 (1924), うな辺 (1926), 雷公 (1930), 松 (1932), 水村 (1934), 風竹野 (1934), 風竹 (1934), 驟雨一過 (1935), 静閑 (1935), 雄風 (1940), 色紙十二ヶ月(1926–41), 八功徳水,冬瓜にねずみ
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The circumstances in which Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art stands. Established or created on 1 January 1933. Recorded at coordinates 35.0128, 135.7836. Located at Okazaki Park. Situated in Japan. Art lies within Sakyō-ku.
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