The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama — Attraction in Wakayama

The museum was closed for installing exhibits, except for a part of the ground floor that was open, so I was able to see a few famous Japanese works from the beginning of the last century. My favourite was the painting 'Woman in Kimono' by Hisamoto Nobuo, which i felt was so Japanese.

I was especially fascinated by the fact that Kurokawa Kisho designed this building, and the use of shapes and lines really typified his works, I thought.

I didn't realise then that the 'capsule' on display was from Kurokawa's famous work, the Nakagin Capsule Tower, a prime example of Metabolism in building construction, which was demolished (or, better put, deconstructed) in 2022.

I wished there were more interpretative materials in English, and also, i could afford to buy a couple of items at the shop.

If I re-visit Wakayama City, I'll definitely...

It’s a pretty nice place to visit, it’s a quiet big space. If you have time you can buy the entry tickets to see the art exhibitions in full. But we only had a few hours before departing Wakayama so we just checked out the free sections. It was interesting enough. They even have some tactile artworks so visually impaired can enjoy them too, that’s very considerate. Quite an interesting space with even some famous Japanese artworks like...

Fun museum, not a must visit, but definitely worth it to go if u are in Wakayama. Very cool building. Bring your ticket of wakayama castle and u get discount. Otherwise its 600¥ for adult ticket. Mainly Japanese artists. The Sato Haruo exhibition that just opened was very interesting. Cannot browse in bookstore without ordering a drink, which i...