21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (金沢21世紀美術館)
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.
Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hirosaka 1-2-1 (KanazawaArea)
[Exhibition Zone]
[Sunday-Thursday] 10:00-18:00
[Friday, Saturday] 10:00-20:00
[Exchange Zone]
[Sunday-Thursday] 9:00-19:00
[Friday, Saturday] 9:00-21:00
* For the time being
* Opening Hours is different for each facility
Details
- Hours
- [Exhibition Zone]
[Sunday-Thursday] 10:00-18:00
[Friday, Saturday] 10:00-20:00
[Exchange Zone]
[Sunday-Thursday] 9:00-19:00
[Friday, Saturday] 9:00-21:00
* For the time being
* Opening Hours is different for each facility - Closed
- [Exhibition Zone] Mondays (Open the next working day if falls on a public holiday), New Year's Holiday
[Exchange Zone] New Year's Holiday - Fees
- [Exchange Zone Admission fee] Free
[Exhibition Zone Admission fee] Admission ticket required (depending on the content) - Parking Lot
- Available
- Note
- *2019/12/20-2020/2/3 closed due to renovation work
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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Ishikawa Areas

Long, thin Ishikawa prefecture runs along the Sea of Japan up into Noto Peninsula. Highlights of the seaside towns lining the west coast include Kanazawa, often described as a "Little Kyoto" thanks to its old wooden tea houses and geisha culture as well as its picturesque Japanese garden, Kenroku-en.