Overview
Postwar art and Sanuki lacquer as twin pillars - this province has produced an unusual number of Living National Treasures.
About this place
The Takamatsu Art Museum (高松市美術館, Takamatsu-shi Bijutsukan) opened in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 1988. The collection, totalling over 1,700 works, has three principal strands: post-war Japanese art, modern and contemporary world art, and the arts and crafts of Kagawa Prefecture. The Museum's predecessor institution, Takamatsu Bijutsukan (高松美術館), opened in Ritsurin Garden in 1949.
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Founded / opened:1949 Highlights / collection:Postwar Japanese contemporary art, World art since the 20th century, Lacquer art Genre:Contemporary art, Lacquer art
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