Ōtsuka Museum of Art
The Ōtsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture is an art museum founded in 1998 and is one of the largest exhibition spaces in Japan. Established by Otsuka Pharmaceutical as a celebration of its 75th anniversary, it houses over a thousand full-size ceramic reproductions of major works of art, including the Sistine Chapel, Scrovegni Chapel, triclinium of the Villa of the Mysteries, and Guernica. The works are transfer-printed from photographs before being fired and retouched.
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The Ōtsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture is an art museum founded in 1998 and is one of the largest exhibition spaces in Japan. Established by Otsuka Pharmaceutical as a celebration of its 75th anniversary, it houses over a thousand full-size ceramic reproductions of major works of art, including the Sistine Chapel, Scrovegni Chapel, triclinium of the Villa of the Mysteries, and Guernica. The works are transfer-printed from photographs before being fired and retouched.
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The purpose of this is to give Japanese people who cannot travel abroad the opportunity to see these famous pieces. A robot named 'Mr Art' gives hour-long gallery talks. The museum cost industrialist Masahito Ōtsuka $400,000,000.
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• Name — Ōtsuka Museum of Art • Native Name — 大塚国際美術館 Ōtsuka Kokusai Bijutsukan • Established — 1998 • Location — Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan • Type — Art museum • Collections — Full-size ceramic reproductions of noted artworks • Collection Size — >1,000 • Website — https: o-museum.or.jp
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• Illustration — Otsuka Museum of Art, Tokushima • Illustration — Otsuka Museum of Art, Tokushima • Illustration — Reproduction of Sistine Chapel • Illustration — Full-size ceramic reproduction of the Scrovegni Chapel at the Ōtsuka Museum of Art
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- 1.Japan National Tourism Organization. Ōtsuka Museum of Art.
- 2.The Otsuka Museum of Art Naruto Japan Travel Guide - Japan Hoppers. Japan Hoppers - Free Japan Travel Guide.
- 3.Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Floor Guide.
- 4.Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Three Exhibition Methods.
- 5.Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Ceramic Board Masterpiece Art Museum.
- 6.Ōtsuka Ohmi Ceramics Company. Rauschenberg and Shigaraki.
- 7.9 Museums You Must Visit Outside Tokyo. Japanology. 2017-06-28.
- 8.Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Ōtsuka Museum of Art - Enjoy.
- 9.The Telegraph. The biggest repro job in the world. 30 December 1998.
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