 | Shu Ogawara Museum of ArtThe museum was constructed in the memory of Shu Ogawara (1911-2002), who was born in the town and is a leading figure of the art world in Hokkaido. The buildeing, whose exterior was designed as part of the landscape, blends with the background of Mt. Yotei and Niseko mountain range. |
Special exhibition
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Nov.17 - Apr.15.2012 |
| At Kutchan high school under the old system, Ogawara was suspended indefinitely from the school. He received the guidance of young fine arts teacher Kouzaburo Shirai, and worked hard at the training of the oil painting. He made the will to become the painter certain by staging an exhibition based on group "Midori-kai" formed with classmate's Keiyu Nishimura et al.. He enters the Western painting Department of Tokyo Art School in 1930. | |
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Kutchan Art 2012 This year again, the works of many artists living in or having connections with Kutchan and the surrounding area have been collected in this small museum. Feb.1 - Mar.25 |
>>NEXT・Exhibition with my collectionMar.28 - Apr.15 |
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| The Museum is open from 9:00 to 17:00 (Admission ends after 16:30.) |
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Closed on Tuesday and Dec. 31 to Jan. 3 (When a Tuesday falls on a national holiday, the Museum opens. Then the Museum closes on the following Wednesday. Nov. 3 and from July 25 to Aug. 19 is an exception.) Further information in indicated in the special exhibition schedule. |
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Admission Fee ＆ Access Map
| Admission Fee | Adults | High School Students | Junior High School Students and pupil |
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| individual | 500 yen | 300 yen | 100 yen | |
| groups (10 or more) |
400 yen | 200 yen | 50 yen | |
| member | 200 yen | － | － | |
| JAF-member | 400 yen | － | － | |
| Address | Kita 6, Higashi 7, Kutchan, Hokkaido, 044-0006, JAPAN | |||
| Phone | +81-136-21-4141 (Japanese only) | |||
| FAX | +81-136-21-4142 | |||
Admission free: Nov. 3
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