Shimonoseki City Art Museum
下関市立美術館
Building of Shimonoseki City Art Museum
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
General information
Address1-1 Chōfukuromon Higashimachi
Town or cityShimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates33°59′23″N 130°59′27″E / 33.989738°N 130.990812°E / 33.989738; 130.990812
OpenedNovember 1983[1]
Website
Official website

Shimonoseki City Art Museum (下関市立美術館, Shimonoseki Shiritsu Bijutsukan) is a public museum that opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1983. The collection of some 2,200 items (as of April 2017, including items on deposit[2]) includes works by Kanō Hōgai, Kishida Ryūsei, Matsumoto Shunsuke, Takashima Hokkai (高島北海), Oka Shikanosuke (岡鹿之助), and Kazuki Yasuo (香月泰男), as well as a New Kingdom Egyptian shawabti and Late Period image of Horus in the guise of a falcon.[3][2][4]

See also

References

  1. 博物館、美術館、資料館、文学館等 [Museums, Museums of Art, Museums of Historical Materials, Museums of Literature, etc] (PDF) (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefecture. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 当館について [About the Museum] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City Art Museum. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. 下関市立美術館 [Shimonoseki City Art Museum] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. コレクション [Collection] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City Art Museum. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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