Hakone Open-Air Museum

Museum in Japan

35°14′41″N 139°3′5″E / 35.24472°N 139.05139°E / 35.24472; 139.05139TypeArt museumWebsitehakone-oam.or.jp

The Hakone Open-Air Museum (箱根彫刻の森美術館, Hakone Choukoku no Mori Bijutsukan), opened in 1969, is Japan's first open-air museum. It is located in Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture. Hosting over 1,000 pieces, it includes artworks by Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore, Taro Okamoto, Yasuo Mizui, Churyo Sato, Susumu Shingu, Constantin Brâncuși, Barbara Hepworth, Rokuzan Ogiwara, and Kōtarō Takamura, among others.^[1] About 120 sculptural works are on permanent display across the park.^[2] The museum is affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group media conglomerate.^{[citation needed]}

Hakone Choukoku no Mori Bijutsukan is split into five indoor exhibitions and is best known for the Picasso Pavilion hall, containing around 300 of the Spanish artist's works. The museum also offers outdoor interactive sculptures for children and a naturally fed onsen footbath for guests.^[3]^{[unreliable source?]}

Gallery

Sculpture park and gardens

Exterior park view
Joan Miró, 1972, Personnage
Henry Moore, 1969–70, Reclining Figure: Arched Leg
Exterior park view
Goto Ryoji, 1978, Intersecting Space Construction
Aristide Maillol, 1905–06, Action Enchained

References

^ Greco, Joann (25 February 2001). "A stroll through a forest of sculpture". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ "About the Hakone Open-Air Museum – Hakone Travel Guide | Planetyze". Planetyze. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ "Open-Air Museum". Japan Deluxe Tours. Retrieved 21 May 2019.