Matsumoto City Museum of Art

Information

Matsumoto City Museum of Art is a municipal museum with a huge outdoor exhibit of an artist from Matsumoto, Yayoi Kusama's giant piece "Maboroshi no Hana (Illusion of Splendor)" welcoming visitors at the entrance. The museum is an ambitious project, a comprehensive showcasing of local art that is not usually shown in other museums. On display are works from calligraphers such as Matsumoto-born Shinzan Kamijo and Kazuo Tamura, who had a deep affection for the mountains of Nagano. In addition, the works of Yayoi Kusama, an artist who has played an active role throughout the world in the field of modern art are exhibited.

Opening Hours

9:00 - 17:00

Closed

Mondays (or the following day when it falls on a national holiday)
December 29 - January 3

Price / Entrance Fee

Regular exhibition: 410 yen (General, Adult)
Regular exhibition: 200 yen (Student)
Regular exhibition: Admission Free (Child)

Access / Public Transport

12 minutes walk from Matsumoto Station on the JR lines or Kamikochi Line

Address / Location

4-2-22, Chuo, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano, 390-0811

Tweets

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Cositas chidas @cositas_chidas - 2019-01-18: Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession, 2012, Matsumoto City Museum of Art. https://t.co/hksry4Mo9M
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Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-17: Appreciating the artworks of Yayoi Kusama
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You have until July 22 to visit her exhibit at Matsumoto City Museum of… https://t.co/P3zSbPURvH
Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-17: Appreciating the artworks of Yayoi Kusama
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Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-13: Yayoi Kusama’s Toko Ton
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Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-13: Yayoi Kusama’s Toko Ton
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Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-11: Yayoi Kusama - All The Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins
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Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-11: Yayoi Kusama - All The Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins
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David Zwirner @davidzwirner - 2018-07-09: 'Deep in the mountains of Nagano, I had found my own unique method of expression,” Yayoi Kusama wrote in her autobi… https://t.co/DraHD4dntu
David Zwirner @davidzwirner - 2018-07-05: A major retrospective of Yayoi Kusama’s work is on view in the artist’s hometown of Matsumoto. 'All About My Love,'… https://t.co/OSd6Gq9scs
ECC | Teach in Japan @ECCTeachinJapan - 2018-07-05: Captivating and visually striking: Matsumoto City Museum of Art holds a permanent collection by the artist Yayoi Ku… https://t.co/eHOpIPjcnY
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安曇野ジャンセン美術館 @musee_Jansem - 2018-06-05: Kusama Yayoi exhibition holds at Matsumoto City Museum.Her works have a fill of powers of art. They would beat your… https://t.co/UxshzIrcZA
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David Zwirner @davidzwirner - 2018-05-02: 'Deep in the mountains of Nagano, I had found my own unique method of expression,” Yayoi Kusama wrote in her autobi… https://t.co/VIQBDUPsby
David Zwirner @davidzwirner - 2018-04-14: 'Deep in the mountains of Nagano, I had found my own unique method of expression,” Yayoi Kusama wrote in her autobi… https://t.co/KV03hwUEl2
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