21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
| 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa | |
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| 金沢21世紀美術館 | |
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| Established | 2004 |
| Location | Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | http://www.kanazawa21.jp/en |
The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (金沢21世紀美術館) is a art museum in central Honshū in Japan. It is in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture. It is at the edge of the Kenroku-en Japanese garden and near the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art.
The museum acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits a collection of modern art. There is an emphasis on on works produced since 1980 and works that "propose new values".[1]
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History [change]
The museum opened in October 2004.[2]
Building [change]
The building was designed Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the architect office SANAA.[2] The 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize was awarded to the architects, in part because of their work on the museum.[3]
The structure has a circular form, with a diameter of 112.5 metres.[4]
References [change]
- ↑ 21st Century Museum, Acquisition Policy; retrieved 2012-2-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 21st Century Museum, History, retrieved 2012-2-9.
- ↑ Prtizker Architecture Prize, Jury Citation, 2010; retrieved 2012-2-9.
- ↑ 21st Century Museum, Architectural Concept, retrieved 2012-2-9.
Other websites [change]
Media related to 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa at Wikimedia Commons- 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art website (English), (Japanese)
- Aerial view on Wikimapia
Media related to Coordinates: 36°33′39″N 136°39′29″E / 36.56083°N 136.65806°E
