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Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Collection Highlights2025
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Collection Highlights

Duration Thu. Jun. 12th, 2025 - Sun. Jun. 28th, 2026
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)
Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Dec. 28–Jan. 4
Venue Modern and Contemporary Art A・C
List of exhibits list_collection_highlight_2025_v3_0302_e.pdf (444 KB)

This exhibition displays artworks by leading modern artists such as Miro and Dali as well as pieces by modern Western-style painters associated with Kyushu and also works by contemporary artists from Japan and abroad. Through a variety of works from the museum’s collection, this is an opportunity to discover the expansion of themes and means of expression in art since the 20th century.

 

Image:Anish KAPOOR, Mother as a Void, 1989-90
© Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved, DACS & JASPAR 2025 G3823

 

Exhibition of New Collections
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Exhibition of New Collections

Duration Tue. Mar. 24th, 2026 - Sun. Jun. 21st, 2026
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Dec. 28–Jan. 4
※The museum and galleries may be closed due to the rotation of exhibits
or unforeseen circumstances. Please check the latest information on the museum's home page.

Venue Modern and Contemporary Art A
List of exhibits list_english_Exhibition-of-New-Collections-Modern-and-Contemporary-Art-A.pdf (294 KB)

This exhibition introduces modern and contemporary artworks newly acquired in fiscal year 2025.

 

 

Image: KATAYAMA Nampu, Beautiful Woman Sleeping, 1919
(c)Hisako Katayama 2026/JAA2600047

宮本 華子《或る家の日常》2024年(市長賞)
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

The 4th Fukuoka Art Award Exhibition

Duration Sat. Mar. 28th, 2026 - Sun. Jun. 21st, 2026
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
※The gallery opens at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28th.
Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Dec. 28–Jan. 4
※The museum and galleries may be closed due to the rotation of exhibits
or unforeseen circumstances. Please check the latest information on the museum's home page.


Venue Modern and Contemporary Art B

This exhibition introduces the winning artists and artworks of the fourth Fukuoka Art Award competition.

 

 

Image (above): MIYAMOTO Hanako, Everyday Life at Home, 2024 (Mayor’s Award)
Image (bottom left): TANIZAWA Sawako, The Power of Chatter, 2025 (Merit Award)
(bottom center): KAWABE Naho, In Search of Utopia (-Et in Arcadia Ego), 2024 (Merit Award)
(bottom right): HIRANO Kaoru, Covering Emptiness (untitled -war kimono-), 2025 (Merit Award)

谷澤紗和子《お喋りの効能》2025年(優秀賞)

谷澤紗和子《お喋りの効能》2025年(優秀賞)

川辺ナホ《樂園を探して(-Et in Arcadia Ego)》2024年(優秀賞)

川辺ナホ《樂園を探して(-Et in Arcadia Ego)》2024年(優秀賞)

平野薫《空の衣服(untitled -war kimono-)》2025年(優秀賞)

平野薫《空の衣服(untitled -war kimono-)》2025年(優秀賞)

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Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

【Work in Progress】Urakawa Taishi, Split Island    

Duration Tue. Jan. 6th, 2026 - Wed. Dec. 27th, 2028
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. last admission at 5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Dec. 28–Jan. 4
Venue The Mural

To coincide with the opening of the special exhibition Urakawa Taishi Solo Exhibition: Split Island (from Jan. 6 to Mar. 22, 2026), artist Urakawa Taishi from Fukuoka Prefecture will create a mural live in front of visitors on the gallery wall from January 6 through the end of January. Titled Split Island, the same as the exhibition, his new work will be composed of multiple boards, creating a composition that evokes “split islands.” The completed mural will be on display for three years until the end of December 2028.

 

Creation Period (Scheduled): Tue. Jan. 6th, 2026 – the end of January 2026

※The mural can be viewed only during the museum’s opening hours.
※Tickets to the Collection Galleries are required.
※There may be times when the artist is not present due to breaks or other circumstances.

Photo: Takehisa Naoki

 

About the Artist

Urakawa Taishi (born in 1994) is a Fukuoka-based artist who creates paintings that explore contemporary landscapes (perspectives) by combining motifs such as color gradient lines and images found on the internet.

 

 

 

撮影:竹久直樹

撮影:竹久直樹

撮影:竹久直樹

撮影:竹久直樹

撮影:竹久直樹

撮影:竹久直樹

撮影:竹久直樹

撮影:竹久直樹

Admission

Collection Exhibition & Special Exhibition at Collection Gallery

Adults  200 yen (150 yen)
High school and university students  150 yen (100 yen)
Junior high school students and younger children  Free

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