Fukui Fine Arts Museum

Fukui Fine Arts Museum (福井県立美術館, Fukui kenritsu bijutsukan) opened in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, in 1977. The collection, numbering some 2,840 pieces, includes prints by Goya and Picasso and paintings by Iwasa Matabei and artists associated with Okakura Tenshin and the beginnings of the Nihon Bijutsuin.[1][2] The museum played and important role for contemporary artist Ay-O by hosting his first retrospective in 2006.

Fukui Fine Arts Museum
福井県立美術館
Celebrating the New Year by Kimura Buzan
General information
Address3-16-1 Bunkyō
Town or cityFukui, Fukui Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates36°04′43″N 136°12′55″E
Opened1 November 1977
Website
Official website

See also

References

  1. 福井県立美術館 [Fukui Fine Arts Museum] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. "General Information" (PDF). Fukui Fine Arts Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2015.


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