Aomori Museum of Art, Aomori

Name: Aomori Museum of Art
Address: 185 Yasuta, Aomori, 038-0021, Japan
Telephone: +81 17-783-3000

#8 among attractions in Aomori

Top attraction, Museum, Art gallery, Art museum

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The Aomori Museum of Art is a museum in Aomori, Japan, opened in July 2006. It is located near Sannai-Maruyama Site, which the museum's design takes inspiration from in its partially-buried structure. The museum houses more than 120 works from drawings to three-dimensional works by Yoshitomo Nara, a young artist from Aomori Prefecture. The museum is also active in having concerts, plays, and workshops. Since opening in 2006, the Aomori Museum of Art with its goal of introducing the arts of Aomori to the world has collected and exhibited works from Aomori native artists such as Shiko Munakata, Shuji Terayama, Yoshitomo Nara, and Tohl Narita. The Aomori Dog by Yoshimoto Nara has become the museum's iconic symbol. ()

Local name: 青森県立美術館 Coordinates: 40°48'26"N, 140°42'4"E

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185 YasutaAomori 038-0021 Japan

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+81 17-783-3000

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Aomori Museum of Art – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse, Aoimori Park, Aomori City Forestry Museum, Gappo Park.

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Museum, Architecture, Art museum
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Park
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Museum
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4.4 miE
Park
Gappo Park, Aomori
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0.4 miNW
Archaeological site, , Historical place
Sannai-Maruyama Site, Aomori
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2.5 miNE
Bridge
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Museum, Art museum
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Museum
Aomori Prefectural Museum, Aomori
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Archaeological site
Komakino Site
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Museum, History museum
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3.4 miN
Park
Nogiwa Park, Aomori
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