Ichinomiya City Memorial Art Museum of Setsuko Migishi, Art museum in Ichinomiya, Japan.
The Ichinomiya City Memorial Art Museum of Setsuko Migishi is an art museum housed in a renovated warehouse near a Venice-inspired canal. The space displays permanent collections and rotating exhibitions focused on the artist's works.
The museum opened in November 1998 at the site of artist Setsuko Migishi's former residence and was originally called Onishi City Setsuko Migishi Memorial Art Museum. This name change and restructuring marked an important step in preserving her artistic legacy for the public.
The permanent collection displays oil paintings by Setsuko Migishi, showing how her style developed and influenced Japanese Western-style painting. Visitors can follow the different periods of her artistic work through the works on display.
The museum is easily accessible and offers different admission rates for various visitors. You should check current opening hours before visiting and allow enough time to view the exhibitions.
The museum's architecture deliberately integrates elements inspired by the artist's landscape paintings. The canal design and tree selections were specifically chosen to create a connection between Migishi's artistic work and the physical space.
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