Ōtsuka Museum of Art
大塚国際美術館
Ōtsuka Kokusai Bijutsukan
The museum in 2014
Established1998 (1998)
LocationNaruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
TypeArt museum
CollectionsFull-size ceramic reproductions of noted artworks
Collection size>1,000
Websiteo-museum.or.jp

The Ōtsuka Museum of Art (大塚国際美術館, Ōtsuka Kokusai Bijutsukan) in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture is an art museum founded in 1998 and is one of the largest exhibition spaces in Japan.[1]

Established by Otsuka Pharmaceutical as a celebration of its 75th anniversary,[2] it houses over a thousand full-size ceramic reproductions of major works of art, including the Sistine Chapel, Scrovegni Chapel, triclinium of the Villa of the Mysteries, and Guernica.[3][4] The works are transfer-printed from photographs before being fired and retouched.[5][6] The purpose of this is to give Japanese people who cannot travel abroad the opportunity to see these famous pieces.[7] A robot named 'Mr Art' gives hour-long gallery talks.[8] The museum cost industrialist Masahito Ōtsuka $400,000,000.[9]

Full-size ceramic reproduction of the Scrovegni Chapel at the Ōtsuka Museum of Art

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Ōtsuka Museum of Art". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Otsuka Museum of Art | Naruto | Japan Travel Guide - Japan Hoppers". Japan Hoppers - Free Japan Travel Guide. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Floor Guide". Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Three Exhibition Methods". Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ceramic Board Masterpiece Art Museum". Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Rauschenberg and Shigaraki". Ōtsuka Ohmi Ceramics Company. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "9 Museums You Must Visit Outside Tokyo". Japanology. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ōtsuka Museum of Art - Enjoy". Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "The biggest repro job in the world". The Telegraph. 30 December 1998. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

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