Toyama Glass Art Museum
The Toyama Glass Art Museum, which opened in 2015, is a museum that aims to spread awareness of the beauty of modern glass art and of its future potential. The Museum has displays of modern glass art works from the Museum’s own collection (which were collected by Toyama City Government over a period of 30 years), along with a glass art garden, and also holds a variety of special exhibitions and other events. The Museum is located around one-minute walk from the Nishicho Station on the Toyama Chihou Railway “Shiden” tram line.
Spot details
- Address
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Toyama Pref. Toyamashi Nishichou 5-1
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- Area
- Toyama Area
- Phone
- 0764613100
- Hours
- [Permanent Exhibition/Special Exhibition] [Sunday-Thursday] 9:30-18:00 [Friday/Saturday] 9:30-20:00 [Cafe] 9:30-17:00 [Museum Shop] [Sunday-Thursday] 9:30-18:00 [Friday/Saturday] 9:30-19:30
- Closed
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[Permanent Exhibition/Special Exhibition] 1st/3Wednesday, New Year's Holiday, Closed Sunday may vary depending on the special exhibition.
[Museum Shop] 1st Wednesday, New Year's Holiday
[Cafe] Wednesday, New Year's Holiday - Fees
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[Admission fee to view]
[General/University students (for permanent exhibitions)] 200 yen (170 yen/person for groups of 20 people and above)
*Admission fee to view is different for special exhibitions. - Parking Lot
- Not available
- Credit Card
- Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, Diners Club, J-Debit)
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available(TOYAMA Free Wi-Fi)
- Average budget
- [Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen Remarks:* Admission fee
- Estimated stay time
- 60-120 minutes (depending on each exhibition and individual differences)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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- Nice place, recommended
- We hurried to this muzium toward the end of our visit to toyama. Pleasant surprise to find out they have nice glass exhibition especially on the 4th floor. Truly colourful and pleasing. In fact...
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- Definitely Worth A Visit
- Love the architecture, with the lovely use of wood accents in the interior.There was an exhibition featuring glass artworks by Dale Chihuly, as well as some pieces featuring local Japanese glass...
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- Toyama Glass Art Museum
- Its simply amazing and stunning at what people can do with glass. Its designed by Japanese architect (Kengo/Kuma). As you enter the building, youll be mesmerised by the architectural design...
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