Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Contemporary art museum in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.

The Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto (CAMK) occupies the third floor of the Bipuresu Kumamoto Nichinichi Kaikan building at the intersection of the busy Kamitori and Shimotori shopping streets in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto. It is the only museum in Kyushu with "contemporary" in its name. The floor holds a main gallery, Gallery III, the Ide Nobumichi Memorial Gallery, the Home Gallery, the Art Sky Gallery, a childcare space and a museum shop; the fifth floor has the Art Loft and Kids Factory.

The museum opened in 2002 on the third floor of the Bipuresu Kumamoto Nichinichi Kaikan, a building completed in 2002 as part of the Uemachi A-district redevelopment at the Tōmachi-suji and Kamitōri intersection. Its first director was Yukihito Tanaka, followed by Hiroshi Minamishima, Takeshi Sakurai and Katsuhiko Hibino. From before opening, it researched Kumamoto-born doll makers Kisaburō Matsumoto and Kihachi Yasumoto.

Works by artists from around the world are placed in unexpected spots throughout the building, not only inside the gallery rooms. Art appears along corridors and on structural elements, so encounters with it happen naturally as you move around.

The museum is easy to reach by tram from Kumamoto Station, and a tram stop is close to the entrance. Many areas are free to enter, so it is possible to explore a good part of the collection without buying a ticket.

Inside the museum there is a space called the Library for Human Use, where beds and chairs are built directly into bookshelves alongside artworks. It is one of the few places in a museum where sitting down and reading is not just allowed but actively encouraged.