Ohara Museum of Art (大原美術館)
4.5
Located in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, this museum was Japan’s first private museum dedicated to Western art. The museum was built by Kurashiki industrialist Magosaburo Ohara in 1930. The Main Gallery, styled like a Greek temple, remains as it looked when the museum first opened. Inside, works by master Western painters such as Cezanne, Degas, and Renoir are on display. Several gallery concerts are held each year, a tradition which began in 1950.
Review of Ohara Museum of Art
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- Hours
- 9:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
- Closed
- Monday (open for Public holidays), 12/28-31
- Fees
- [Admission fee]
[General] 1,500yen
[High school/junior high school/Elementary School Students] 500yen (common to all buildings) - Parking Lot
- Not available
- Credit Card
- Available
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
- Note
- * Admission is restricted, so please follow the guidance of the staff.
- Notification
- Temporary closure:Currently closed (according to August 17, 2020)
*Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information. - Estimated stay time
- 60-120 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Available
- Infant friendly
- Available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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