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Iwaki City Art Museum

Fukushima · Iwaki · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: いわき市立美術館

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WHAT TO DOIwaki City Art Museum

A pioneering case of a regional city collecting contemporary art, strong in American work of its own era.

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Hamadori · Iwaki

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Overview

A pioneering case of a regional city collecting contemporary art, strong in American work of its own era.

About this place

Iwaki City Art Museum is a municipal art museum in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. Its English name is "Iwaki City Art Museum." It opened in 1984. It is distinguished by contemporary art from Japan and abroad and works connected with the region. The collection exceeds 2,300 works. In addition to the permanent exhibition, it has abundant special exhibitions; from April to December it usually introduces various art of all ages and countries, and from January to March it also holds the "Elementary and Junior High School Print Exhibition" and the "Citizens' Art Exhibition," which citizens can enter.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1984 Highlights / collection：Contemporary American art, Pop art Genre：Contemporary art, Western-style painting

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