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

JapanJustForYou @japan_just - 2019-06-06: @AlexBoyd The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum & Fujifilm Square are both good. Also Tokyo National Museum, Nezu Museu… https://t.co/IjoMcWTbZZ
Alisha （アリーシャ） @ArishaInTokyo - 2019-06-02: Next was the Matsumoto City Museum of Art. Famous artist Yayoi Kusama is from Matsumoto, and she has a giant perman… https://t.co/wk7z9OpqGX
exfictz @exFictZ - 2019-06-02: 'yayoi kusama: place for my soul' permanent exhibition at matsumoto city museum of art

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NotesFromABroad @ANoteFromABroad - 2019-05-01: Entry facade of the Matsumoto City Museum Of Art another work by native born Yayoi Kasuma. @ Matsumoto, Nagano https://t.co/c5w12DEaF5
NotesFromABroad @ANoteFromABroad - 2019-05-01: Vending machines outside the Matsumoto City Art Museum decorated in Yayoi Kasuma’s signature red polka dots. Her e… https://t.co/OOcY05esGS
Jennifer (aka Dr J) @SidewalkSafari - 2019-04-15: Flowers outside the Matsumoto City Art Museum. #Japan #Matsumoto #art #sculpture #flowers https://t.co/dRNPHVgUk0
Jennifer (aka Dr J) @SidewalkSafari - 2019-04-15: Tried to visit the #Matsumoto City Museum of Art. Public service announcement: they are closed on Mondays. So are a… https://t.co/gAsH8bAWv7
LadyTravels2013 @LadyTravels2013 - 2019-04-12: Yayoi Kusama is from Matsumoto! Here’s her installation outside the Matsumoto City Museum of Art. https://t.co/K07Zt6Qy33
Clay Harris 🇪🇺 @mudlarklives - 2019-04-11: Native daughter has pride of place at Matsumoto City Museum of Art. https://t.co/IHMUH2B9Ug
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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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Visit Matsumoto @visitmatsumoto - 2018-11-27: This is One Museum That’s Hard to Miss: What do red polka dots, five-meter-tall flowers and a spotted squash have i… https://t.co/IrLLS5Xxfz
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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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You have until July 22 to visit her exhibit at Matsumoto City Museum of… https://t.co/jGZNYq0ISK
Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-13: Yayoi Kusama’s Toko Ton
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This wall art is located on the facade of Matsumoto City Museum of Art. On the museum gro… https://t.co/Dr7j6mC9or
Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-13: Yayoi Kusama’s Toko Ton
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This wall art is located on the facade of Matsumoto City Museum of Art. On the museum gro… https://t.co/nipeC0D1QZ
ALTIA CENTRAL @AC_Recruiting - 2018-07-12: Nagano, Day 12- The #Matsumoto City #Museum of #Art features a permanent exhibition of the works of avant-garde… https://t.co/GRnw0vHLF4
Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-11: Yayoi Kusama - All The Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins
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Visit Yayoi Kusama All About My Love exhibit at Matsu… https://t.co/7w9G59FOBS
Marco Paulo @countocram - 2018-07-11: Yayoi Kusama - All The Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins
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Visit Yayoi Kusama All About My Love exhibit at Matsu… https://t.co/F3VXJfXWjA
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