Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (075-771-4107)
This public art museum was established as The Japan's second largest museum in 1933. It houses some 2,200 paintings and craft works from the Meiji Period, mainly by artists associated with Kyoto. Exhibitions of its permanent collection are held four times a year.
Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection Ⅲ:
"Artful Sets of Two"
There are not a few examples of works of art that combine two items to make one, like a pair (isso) of screens or a pair (sofuku) of hanging scrolls. This exhibition examines the influence of paired arrangements upon artistic style and expression. Works by artists such as Tomioka Tessai, Kitano Tsunetomi, Kiyomizu Rokubei (the Fifth), Yanagi Miwa and Horiuchi Masakazu will be on display.
- DATE:
- Nov.15 (Sat.), 2008 ～ Jan.18 (Sun.), 2009
- FEES:
- 400yen (Adults. Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / 200yen (Jr. hi. & elmt. sch. stus.)
The 40th Nitten Kyoto Exhibition
- DATE:
- Dec.13 (Sat.), 2008 ~ Jan.16 (Fri.), 2009
- FEES:
1,000 (Adults) / 600 (Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / Free of charge (Stus. of Jr. hi. sch. level and below)
Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection :
"The Studio of Painter Takeuchi Seiho"
How do painters discover themes and transform them into visual art? The essence of works by Takeuchi Seiho, one of the master painters in the collection, is revealed in this exhibition of his sketchbooks and rough drafts, which follow the various stages of the process through to the finished pictures.
- DATE:
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Jan.24 (Sat.) ～ Mar.29 (Sun.)
- FEES:
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200yen (Adults.Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / 100yen (Jr. hi. & elmt. sch. stus.)
- HOUR:
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9:00~17:00 (Enter by 16:30)
- CLOSED:
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Mondays (Open on public Hol.), Dec.28 ~ Jan.2
- ACCESS:
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Near Kyoto Kaikan Bijutsukan Mae of the Kyoto City Bus from JR/Kintetsu Kyoto Stn., or 10-min. walk from Higashiyama Stn. on the Subway Tozai Line.
