Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

What is Watercolor?

Duration	Sat. Sep. 14th, 2024 - Sun. Dec. 8th, 2024
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

Watercolor may be familiar to many Japanese people as it is often introduced in elementary school arts and crafts classes. Watercolor paints are in fact made by mixing a pigment, which imparts a color, with a binder such as gum arabic. This exhibition draws attention to watercolor techniques in particular.

Image: OURA Kokoro, Expanding Body 14, 2002

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Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Snowy Landscapes

Duration	Tue. Dec. 10th, 2024 - Sun. Mar. 23rd, 2025
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	Modern and Contemporary Art A

It is not often that landscapes are covered with snow in the mild climate of Kyushu. This exhibition brings together Japanese paintings, oil paintings, prints, and other works on winter subjects such as snow-covered worlds and people walking in the snow, offering an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of snow and winter.

Image: YOSHIDA Hiroshi, Twelve Scenes of Tokyo: Snow in Nakazato, 1928

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Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Narahara Ikko: Venice-Nightscapes and Japanesque

Duration	Wed. Dec. 18th, 2024 - Sun. Mar. 23rd, 2025
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	Modern and Contemporary Art B

Narahahara Ikko (1931-2020) was born in Fukuoka Prefecture and became one of the leading photographers in postwar Japan. The museum has introduced his works by series for the past few years, and the third exhibition is dedicated to Venice-Nightscapes and Japanesque.

Image: NARAHARA Ikko, Sunset (1) from Venice-Nightscapes, 1964-85 (printed 1983)
© Narahara Ikko Archives

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

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