National Museum of Art Osaka, Osaka
The National Museum of Art in Osaka explores the 'relationship between developments in Japanese art and art from the rest of the world'.
The National Museum of Art in Osaka explores the 'relationship between developments in Japanese art and art from the rest of the world'. The underground museum is housed in a stunning modern building by Cesar Pelli on Nakanoshima Island, where the externally visible structure of titanium-coated stainless steel and glass resembles reeds along a riverbank or stalks of bamboo, representing growth. The collection has over 6000 works of painting, prints, watercolors, sketches and photographs, mostly from the post-war era, with some pre-war works by Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Tsuguharu Foujita and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. The atrium displays works by Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, and Suda Yoshihiro.
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About National Museum of Art Osaka
4 Chome-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 530-0005, Japan
+81 6-6447-4680
National Museum of Art Osaka and Nearby Sights on Map
Osaka Science Museum
The Osaka Science Museum has 4 floors of interactive science exhibits for children, and a planetarium with a vast OMNIMAX panoramic screen system on a dome of 26 metres diameter
Floating Garden Observatory
The twin towers of the 173 metre tall Umeda Sky Building are connected on the 39thfloor by the Floating Garden Observatory, an open air deck that offers great views of Osaka
Nakanoshima Park
Nakanoshima Park lies in the middle of the Kyu-Yodo River, between the Dojima and Tosabori arms
Osaka Tenman-gu Shrine
The Osaka Tenman-gu Shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Heian Period scholar, poet and politician, Sugawara no Michizane who is revered as a god of learning
Shinsaibashi
Shinsaibashi is the largest shopping district in Osaka, spread across several arcaded streets
Dotonbori
Dotonbori is Osaka's shopping and entertainment district, bustling with shops, malls, restaurants and clubs
Midosuji Boulevard
Midosuji is the arterial north-south avenue, stretching 4 kms from Umeda to Namba
Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street
The Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street is the longest shopping street in Japan, stretching 2
Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living near the Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street presents a view of life in Osaka historically, with a recreation of late Edo era (mid 19thcentury) streets and buildings, including models of merchant’s housing, alleyways, a town hall and public bath house
Osaka Castle
The imposing Osaka Castle is a 16thcentury masterpiece built on the site of the former Hongan-ji Temple by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and restored in the 1620s by Tokugawa Hidetada