The Nagoya City Art Museum is located in the city of Nagoya in central Japan. The museum building itself was constructed by Kisho Kurokawa, one of the leading Japanese architects, from 1983 to 1987. Works by the surrealist Kansuke Yamamoto, Sean Scully, and Alexander Calder belong to its permanent collection.
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A very interesting museum with exhibitions of famous European paintings, including Napoleon's quotes, which surprised me and brought me joy and happiness!
Everyone was very polite and orderly. There were basically no tourists; everyone was quietly viewing the paintings.
Some paintings were not allowed to be photographed, while others were. The staff diligently monitored the artworks, and I really admired them because working in a museum for long hours is truly challenging...
The museum also had disaster preparedness supplies, giving the impression that they were always ready for an earthquake. I hope Japan won't have any more earthquakes, and if there are, I hope they won't have a significant impact! I hope to have the opportunity to visit this beautiful museum again in the future!
The promotional posters inside the museum were also very attractive, and you could take them home to display, which made me happy. They allowed me to reminisce about the museum through these posters...
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¥2500/adult, including special exhibits. Credit cards are ok.
A small museum with an upstairs exhibition space for special exhibits, and a basement floor permanent exhibition. The permanent collection is small, and focused on contemporary art with Nagoya connections. Either the artists are native to the city or they were part of a movement a Nagoya artist was prominent in. Not sure it’s really worth the money. For parents with small kids the jungle gym in the park and adjacent Science museum are probably...
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The ticket price is quite high for such a small and run down museum. The exhibitions are rarely of note and mostly feature postwar Japanese art. When big-name art collections come through (like Van Gogh) it's primarily a collection of minor works with perhaps one better known piece. Once in a while there will be a better contemporary show, but almost every time I've been here there is surprisingly little to look at, four or five artists being shown in the entire building, as if they couldn't find enough...
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