Yumeji Art Museum (Honkan)

Art Museum

4.0

The museum was opened in 1984, near the Korakuen Garden in commemoration of the 100th birthday of Yumeji Takehisa. Here, in addition to the hanging scrolls drawn by Yumeji, the main building has about 3,000 items including watercolors and oil paintings, letters and books and other materials. In addition to the permanent exhibition where about 100 works can be seen, exhibitions introducing Yumeji’s art from various viewpoints is held several times a year. At the museum cafe, you can have fancy European baked raisin cookies called Garibaldi which were a favorite of Yumeji.

Spot details

Address: Okayama Pref. Okayamashi Naka-ku Hama 2-1-32
Area: Okayama City / Around Korakuen Area
Phone: 0862711000
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
Closed: Monday (The next day for Public holidays and substitute public holidays)
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult] 800yen
[Junior high school/university student] 400yen
[Elementary School Students] 300yen
Parking Lot: Available(10spaces)
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available (Okayama Wi-Fi)
Note: Temporary suspension:Closed until May 6, 2020 (Information as of May 5, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Beautiful!

Reviewed：2019.03.12

Each of his drawings are very beautiful and I enjoyed so much!After that I went to the cafe in this museum.
A small museum with pleasant surprises!

Reviewed：2017.11.18

The Yumeji Art Museum is located right across the bridge from the Korayuen (North Gate / parking lot), around 5 minutes of walking on foot.The museum is dedicated to the Japanese artist Yumeji...
Small, but perfectly formed

Reviewed：2015.08.09

Yumeji Art is right next to Korakuen...I combined the two and saved a few hundred yen on the ticket price.The art here is just lovely...lots of ladies in wistful poses...no signage in English, but...