tldr: great architectural building and small yet interesting collection but they harassed Monet.

The Chichu museum is located on the arty island Naoshima, with an abundance of art installations, galleries and museums. This museum swirls around 3 (actually 4) artists: some late works by Claude Monet, a few pieces that challenge the perception of light by James Turrell and a room size installation by Walter de Maria. The architect of the (mostly underground) building is Tadao Ando, who created a brutalist masterpiece. The museumbuilding and the installations by both James Turrell and Walter de Maria were unforgettable, but the works by Claude Monet are displayed in a horrible way. The room where they are located is indirectly lit by natural light, which is in my opinion a creditable way to illuminate artworks. Yet, all the works are placed behind museum glass of questionable quality, resulting in lots of reflection and refraction. This brutally ruins the use of color that is so typical of Monet, where the shades of blue are distorted into all kinds of pinks and purples. Detailed study of the works is impossible without looking yourself in the eye.

All in all a pleasant experience, but by replacing the glass the museum can greatly improve the quality.