Ohara Museum of Art
Ohara Museum of Art was established in 1930 by Magosaburo Ohara, a Kurashiki-based entrepreneur who engaged in a wide range of business activities, in commemoration of artist Torajiro Kojima who had passed the year before. This was the first privately owned art museum in Japan housing Western works.
The museum has a total of three buildings, including the Main Gallery, Annex Gallery, and Handicrafts/Eastern Gallery. The Main Gallery was designed after a Greek temple; an appearance it has maintained since its establishment in 1930. The museum houses an extensive collection of mainly Western modern and contemporary art.
Street address
- 1-1-15 Chuo, Kurashiki City
Access
- About 15 minutes on foot from JR Sanyo Main Line Kurashiki Station
Opening Hours
- 9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed
- Closed on Mondays. (Museum will open if a Monday falls on a holiday or a substitute holiday; and open everyday in the summer [late July-August] and October)
Closed between December 28 and 31. Only the Main Gallery is open on January 1, while all facilities open from January 2.
Best season
- All year
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