Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

I love the architecture of this building and the general design. It's really chic, modern, and thoughtful. During my visit, I was able to see three exhibitions. The Van Gogh Alive, Dinosaur Dreams, and the permanent exhibit. I was able to purchase a combined ticket to the disnosaurs and the normal exhibition for $23. The Van Gogh one was an addition $25.

I felt like both tickets were very overpriced for what you experienced. Van Gogh alive was definitely enjoyable, but it was one room with one experience. I can hardly count the sunflower room or the bedroom replica since both were really just for pictures and used as the entry/exit. I expected more from a $25 entry fee than projections of Van Gogh paintings with some quotes here and there. It was especially hard to enjoy as there were so many people in the room obscuring the screens.

Dinosaur Dreams is really cool. Being a Dino fan myself, I found it particularly enjoyable. I felt a bit frustrated that 90% of the paintings could not be photographed or videoed, though. It felt strange given the fact that these are paintings of actual animals and not original ideas per se. The paintings were displayed well but lacked much information about each item other than the name and painter.

The permanent paintings on display are all splendid, and it was a pleasure to look at them, but there were so few. I really felt like the money I spent on accessing the exhibits would have spread much further in other galleries/museums.