Yayoi Kusama "The Visionary Flowers"

The gigantic tulip object "The Visionary Flowers", over 10 meters tall, is the world's largest outdoor sculpture by Yayoi Kusama. It was created to coincide with the opening of the Matsumoto City Museum of Art in 2002.

Entrance hall

The X-shaped staircase and promenade are installed, creating an open-ceiling structure that is filled with light and a sense of openness. A ceramic mural painting titled "Take to the sky" by Honorary Director Takahashi Setsuro (1914-2007) welcomes visitors at the front of the floor.

Museum shop

We sell a wide range of museum goods, including the immensely popular Yayoi Kusama goods, exhibition catalogs, postcards of the collection, and art-related books, and we also offer products to coincide with special exhibitions.

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Lecture Room

We hold academic lectures on a variety of themes, lectures related to special exhibitions, etc. The facility can also be used for art-related seminars and meetings.

96.75㎡

Workshop Room

As a base for lifelong learning in the arts, it hosts creative activities and workshops, etc. It can also be used as a creative space for seminars, sketching, etc.

99.89㎡

Print Room

It is equipped with a large press machine capable of producing various prints using lithography, copperplate printing, etc.

53.78㎡

Children's Workshop Room

This is a place where children can freely think and create. Through hands-on learning, they can develop rich sensibilities. It can also be used for exhibiting artworks.

49.58㎡

Open-air Space for Workshop

It is a creative space that symbolizes the image of an open museum, and can be used as a communication space for hosting experiential learning and events.

393.00㎡

Cafe/Restaurant

A casual and relaxed café restaurant where you can enjoy the afterglow of your art appreciation while looking out over the lawn in the courtyard.

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Baby Careroom

This is a "baby rest room" where you can breastfeed and change diapers.
Please feel free to use this service if you are a mother, father, or family member raising children.

Baby Rest Room (Matsumoto City Childcare Support Site)

Civic Gallery A & B

Matsumoto City is a city where lifelong learning is popular. There are a wide variety of activities in the arts and culture fields, including painting, sculpture, crafts, calligraphy, and photography. It is used as a place where anyone can present the results of their learning. It can also be divided into two rooms.

Civic Gallery A 169.67㎡
Citizens Gallery B 169.67㎡

Auditorium

The multipurpose hall is equipped with a large screen and a high-resolution projector, and can be used for lectures as well as exhibition space.

220.00㎡

Kamijo Shinzan Memorial Gallery

A collection of calligraphy spanning the life of Matsumoto-born calligrapher Kamijo Shinzan (1907-1997). Gushing ink, pulsating lines, and powerful expressions create an area reverberating with exhilaration that leaves quite an impression.

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Tamura Kazuo Memorial Gallery

A collection of paintings created throughout the life of artist Tamura Kazuo (1904-1997), who so dearly loved the mountains and nature of Nagano Prefecture. Expressing the ambience of nature through his unique materials and sense of presence, his landscapes are permeated by a worldview that differs from simple realism.

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Ikegami Hyakuchiku-tei Collection

A collection of literary art material gathered by Ikegami Kisaku (pen name Hyakuchiku-tei, 1890-1978) out of his admiration for Masaoka Shiki. Enjoy these pieces that express the enlightened state and the pure, beautiful world of the literati.

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Open Gallery

In addition to exhibiting sculptures and other works, this space can be used for multiple purposes, such as for socializing and taking a break.

Art Library

This is a library that mainly collects and displays books related to art (viewing only).
Anyone is welcome to use it.