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Hoki Museum

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Japanese name: ホキ美術館

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WHAT TO DOHoki Museum

The world's first museum devoted solely to photorealist painting, its steel gallery cantilevered 30 metres into the air.

WHEREChiba

Chiba · Chiba

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The world's first museum devoted solely to photorealist painting, its steel gallery cantilevered 30 metres into the air.

About this place

Hoki Museum (ホキ美術館, Hoki Bijutsukan) is located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan. It opened on 3 November 2010 and is the country's first museum dedicated to Realist painting. The collection of over three hundred works includes pieces by Morimoto Sōsuke (森本草介), Noda Hiroshi (野田弘志), Aoki Toshiro (青木敏郎), Isoe Tsuyoshi (磯江毅) and Masayuki Hara. Tomohiko Yamanashi & Taro Nakamoto (Nikken Sekkei) were the architects.

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Founded / opened:2010 Architect / artist:Nikken Sekkei Highlights / collection:480 realist paintings, Exhibition corridor projecting 30 metres Genre:Western-style painting, Architecture

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