Matsumoto City Museum of Art

Saurabh a month ago

If you like modern art. There are permanent sections and two temporary sections where artist specific exhibitions are held. I loved the exhibit which had created the effect of an infinite ladder using lights and mirror.

Raymond Tang a month ago

If you are visiting Matsumoto don’t miss this exhibition, it’s eye-catching and inspirational. No photos are allowed inside the museum therefore make you concentrate on the exhibits lol

Sheng Song 4 months ago

A great museum with a very reasonable price and a great art exhibition. Yayoi Kusama has a permanent exhibition here. You cannot take photos or videos for the most part. You will be able to take a picture of the last piece which is the pumpkin.

Sam Liew 4 months ago

If you like contemporary art then you must visit this museum which features two of the greater and renown artists born in Matsumoto. We’re lucky to have visited an exhibits by filmmaker and visual effect director Takashi Yamasaki (exhibitions already ended). A great filmmaker of some of the multiple award winning film adaptions of anime, manga and etc. The permanent exhibition on the life of Yayoi Kusama was impressive, her art works are all colourful, vibrant and modern. Unfortunately only the yellow polka dots pumpkin and massive riotously colourful outdoor floral sculpture can be filmed. Other than above, there’re many other smaller halls that exhibit calligraphy, photos and paintings. We really enjoyed our visit in end Oct 2023

zara k-tai 5 months ago

I didn't know her until my boss mentioned her as "one of the crazy senior people in Japan" As I like modern art in general and I had a visit to Matsumoto, I visited there. The permanent exhibition of her art collection was not that big but I felt her soul each and every art work. Signature art, squash or pumpkin with dots, and repeated mirroring images are something to see.