Ōita Prefectural Art Museum

Ōita Prefectural Art Museum

大分県立美術館
Ōita Prefectural Art Museum
Location of the Ōita Prefectural Art Museum in Japan
Location	2-1 Kotobuki-machi, Ōita-shi, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	33.2394°N 131.6014°E / 33.2394; 131.6014
Type	Art museum
Owner	Ōita Prefecture
Website	http://www.opam.jp/en/

The Ōita Prefectural Art Museum (大分県立美術館, Ōitakenritsu Bijutsukan), also known informally as OpAm, is an art museum and community exhibition venue in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

The museum is located in the center of the prefectural capital Ōita-shi, a 15-minute walk north-west of Ōita Station.

Current facilities

The museum was opened in April 2015. The new museum building features modern exhibition spaces, artists studios, a café and museum shop. The building was designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winning architect Shigeru Ban.^[1] At the ground level the building features fully retractable glass shutters opening the main internal exhibition space onto an adjacent public plaza.

The building was the recipient of a RIBA International Award for excellence in 2016.^[2]

Collection

The museum houses over 5,000 pieces in its permanent collection, focusing on artists connected with Oita. Important local artists in the collection include modern landscape painter Chikuen Tanomura, and contemporary painters Heihachiro Fukuyama and Tatsuo Takayama.^[3]

See also

• Prefectural museum

External websites

Oita Prefectural Art Museum website - https://www.opam.jp/en/

References

1. Peregoy, Beau. "The Shigeru Ban–designed Oita Prefectural Art Museum Opens in Japan". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
2. "RIBA International Prize". Royal Institute of British Architects. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
3. Organization, Japan National Tourism. "Oita Prefectural Art Museum | Travel Japan - Japan National Tourism Organization (Official Site)". Travel Japan. Retrieved 12 November 2024.