Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
museum in Japan
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art (北九州市立美術館, Kitakyūshū Shiritsu Bijutsukan) is an art museum in Japan. It is on a hill in Tobata ward of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture.[1]
The museum has 6,000 artworks.[1]
The museum shows the work of Japanese artists, like Hokusai's woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai.[2]
The collection of Western art includes a portrait of Edouard Manet and his wife painted by Edgar Degas in 1869.[3]
The current building was designed by Arata Isozaki. It was built in 1974.[4]
History
changeThe municipal art collection was established in the 19th century.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GreatArchaelogy.com, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art; retrieved 2012-2-29.
- ↑ What the Fukuoka, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, September 1, 2009; retrieved 2012-2-29.
- ↑ File:Edgar Degas - Monsieur et Madame Edouard Manet.jpg
- ↑ Kenneth Frampton, Kenneth. "Arata Isozaki," Grove Art Online (2009); retrieved 2012-2-29.
Other websites
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