21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is housed in an imposing circular, glass-walled building, located in the center of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The Museum is divided into an Exhibition Zone, for which there is an admission charge, and a Public Zone, with free admission. There are a wide variety of art installations and artworks everywhere, both indoors and outdoors. One particularly popular exhibit is Leandro Erlich’s “The Swimming Pool” (popularly known as “Leandro’s Pool”). From ground-level, it looks as though the people underneath are underwater; this experiential work creates opportunities for fascinating encounters between the people above and the people down below.

Spot details

Address: Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hirosaka 1-2-1 Map
Area: Around Kenrokuen Garden Area
Phone: 0762202800
Hours: [Exhibition zone] 10:00-18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays)
[Interaction zone] 9:00-22:00
*The opening hours of each facility are different.
Closed: [Exhibition zone] Monday (in the case of Holiday, the following weekday), New Year's Holiday
[Communication zone] New Year's Holiday
*Each facility is closed on Sunday according to the exhibition zone.
Fees: [Interaction zone admission fee] Free
[Exhibition zone admission fee] Exhibition admission ticket required (Charge)
Parking Lot: Available (319 spaces)
*30 minutes free after admission, 150 yen added for every 30 minutes thereafter
* 1,000 yen between 23:00 and 8:30 the next day
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Average budget: [Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
[Night] 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes