Overview
The only museum in the world for sand sculpture; each year's works are destroyed and returned to sand when the show closes.
About this place
The Tottori Sand Museum (砂の美術館, Suna no Bijutsukan) was opened on November 18, 2006, in Tottori, Japan, close to the Tottori Sand Dunes, displaying sand sculptures in temporary facilities. On April 14, 2012, it reopened as the world's first permanent indoor exhibition space dedicated to sand art, exhibiting works by fifteen international sculptors.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：2006 Highlights / collection：Sculptures made of sand, Broken down and returned to sand after the exhibition Genre：Sculpture, Contemporary art
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