Museum located in the center of KanazawaA circular modern structure on the lawn right next to the scenic ”Kenrokuen” and ”Kanazawa Castle Park”, is the ”Kanazawa 21st Century Museum” opened in 2004. The museum exhibits world known modern art, and is a new artistic spot in the town of Kanazawa, famous for its traditional ”kogei” culture. |
A Relaxing spot to be in touch with artThe works owned are mostly installation-works, that has great affinity with the architecture and the space of the facility. The 2 most talked about works that had attracted attention even before its opening are Leandro Erlich’s ”Pool” and James Turrell’s ”Blue Planet Sky”. In fact there is art displayed even in the restrooOne of the features of this museum is that the visitors can see the works up close. They plan special displays for the long term, sometimes as long as 3 months, making it possible for visitors from afar to stop by. |
ACCESS
- Kanazawa 21st Century Museum
- 2-1 Hirosaka Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
- URL http://www.kanazawa21.jp/