Himeji City Museum of Art

Art Museum
This art museum is on the grounds of Himeji Park in Honmachi, Himeji City. It's housed in a red brick building that was constructed as an army warehouse during the Meiji period. Its collection consists of about 3,700 works from artists with ties to the region, as well as modern art from Japan and abroad. Their permanent exhibit in their Kunitomi Keizo Collection Room features Modern French paintings by Corot, Pizarro, Monet, Rouault, Matisse, and Utrillo. They also have a collection gallery, a sculpture garden, and they hold special and public exhibitions.

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Address
Hyougo Pref. Himejishi Honmachi 68-25 map map Map
Phone
0792222288
Hours
10:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
Closed
Monday (next weekday if it is a public holiday), New Year's Holiday (check the website for details)
Fees
[Permanent exhibition room]
[General]210yen
[Large, High school students]150yen
[Small, Junior high school students]100yen
Parking Lot
Not available
Credit Card
Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, Diners Club)
Smoking
Not available
Wi-Fi
Not available (Scheduled to be introduced after R6/3)
Estimated stay time
60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Available

Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

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  • Better the library than the gallery
    3.0 Reviewed : 2018.07.14
    Te permanent collection was not open to the public, so we just saw the temporary exhibition and I found it a bit too small.But the library which is on the right side after the ticket office its...
  • Space needs to be maximized
    3.0 Reviewed : 2018.07.02
    This is a large building that was mostly closed off recently as there is a very small permanent collection of fairly obscure French art and no special exhibit at this time.There are a couple of...
  • A Total Loss
    1.0 Reviewed : 2017.10.09
    I should taken the negative comments on TripAdvisor to heart, but I reasoned that at least the cafe was praised, so it couldnt be a total loss. The pictures in the permanent exhibition are third...

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