Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka

This was my first visit to any museum in Osaka. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. This was on one of my last days on my most recent trip to Japan. I love the multi-level architecture and design of the building. They had an interesting concept for one of the exhibits, which I had not seen at a museum before. They handed you a paper ballot and a small, leaded pencil and you would mark on the paper whether you thought the item on display was “design“ or “art“. Then, you would proceed to a nearby display terminal and put in your votes on each of the artworks. It made you really think whether the item was something with a simple design function, or if it was “art”. Of course, all of that is subjective and up to one’s interpretation.

One of the main attractive pieces at this museum was a very tall metal “Robot“ that had the look of “Casper, the friendly ghost“. I’m not sure if that was by design or simply just art! It was a very fun day, and I spent hours touring all of the exhibits in the museum. They also offered a nice museum store with a wide variety of goods. If you have a little free time while visiting a Osaka, I highly recommend the Nakanoshima Museum of Art.

Wonderfully designed new museum. Both exhibitions were superb. One of Osaka women painters at the turn of the century and the other a travelling exhibition from the Tate featuring Light as its theme with some really moving art pieces from JW Turner.

I like its atmosphere and design. These days it's closed for the next exhibition, but we could enter the first floor to relax and use toilet. So always check its schedule out when considering visiting this place.

I had great experience with my girlfriend during my short trip in Osaka rather than go random restaurants to eat. Nice pictures with art figures !

Went to see the wonderful "Osaka in the Eyes of Women Painters" Exhibition. Beautiful building with a very cute sculptures by Yanobe Kenji of Space Ship cat and fire-breathing boy robot.

Had a great visit to the Nakanoshima Art museum. Loved the exhibition they had by the Tate ( at time of writing). The building is easy to get to and you can't miss it in the location it's in.

came for the Monet exhibition - some beautiful artworks, it was incredible to see Water Lillies up close and a lot of his early works - fascinating layout, very impressive building

One of Osaka’s best museums. Enjoyed the exquisite Nagasawa Rosetsu exhibition. Nice museum shop as well.

I thoroughly enjoy visiting museums while traveling, and I was fortunate to discover ‘The Light’ exhibition, a collaboration with The Tate museum. This exhibit showcases works by artists such as Monet, Brett, Hammershoi, and many others. Exploring Hammershoi’s art for the first time was truly fantastic. If you find yourself in Osaka this year, seize the opportunity to delve into the world of Impressionist masterpieces.
Note: It seems that you can take pictures of some works but not for others. Please check for the “No Picture” sign near the artwork. I asked the staff about taking photos, and they said it is permitted, but it turns out for some, it isn’t.

The Nagasawa Rosetsu exhibit was quite enjoyable. Though a bit crowded, the experience was still pleasant. If I could make a suggestion, I'd suggest adding more English language translations of the descriptions, given the price of an admission ticket is more on the expensive side.

Awesome building for a start, we also caught an exhibition of Renzo Piano and Susumu Shingu which was next level amazing. Unless we missed it there are only a couple of permanent collection items, but well worth a visit regardless.

There is no permanent collection.

There are 2 shows happening at any time and tickets are sold separately.

The show I went to was very well curated and displayed.

Beautiful elegant building, delicated exhibition Light on 5th floor.

Worth to see.
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Worth a visit just to enjoy the cathedral like interior of the building. Really special piece of architecture.

The black box building is outstanding view from outside and spacious inside. They have a huge cat statue at the 2F garden which is pretty unique and futuristic design. HAY is located at the 1F. It might be fun just to look around their designer's home decoration items.

Nice ground, garden. Lots of place to sit. Clean bathrooms. Only one Cafe here and quite popular, long wait. Not much of casual dining options around the area, one convenience store across the street. The other convenience store in the next door building was closed when I was there, so, plan well.

I stopped by the museum, and even though it was closed, just to see some Yanobe Kenji work. I love these space-age cat figures.

It’s a museum with a spatial experience that is unique. It’s also known as “black box” and designed by Katsuhiko Endo architects. The interior goes from futuristic to quirky. There have paid exhibitions with an impressive collection - however of gig come to see the architecture, there is no need to get a ticket, just stroll around and enjoy the place! The art work ranges from the famous modern art works by Yuzo Saeki and Amedeo Modigliani to modern and contemporary works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha

I didn't visit the museum itself but lunch was GREAT! Basically, it was a french-themed event.

So I had a special combination of foods from various regions of France. All of which was very tasty and well presented.

Nice museum, visited during Renzo Paino and Shingu Susumu exhibition