Uehara Museum of Art

The Uehara Museum of Art exhibits Buddhist art, sutras, and statues from the Heian and Kamakura periods alongside Western impressionist paintings.

The museum emerged from the merger of two institutions in 2017: the Uehara Museum of Buddhist Art from 1983 and the Uehara Museum of Modern Art from 2000.

The museum maintains an extensive collection of Eastern and Western artworks, including Buddha statues and paintings from different artistic movements and time periods.

Visitors can attend art classes focusing on Buddha statue sculpture, sutra copying, sketching, watercolor painting, and Japanese painting techniques throughout the year.

The curatorial staff conducts research on six temples across the Izu Peninsula, documenting and preserving Buddhist art specific to the Shizuoka region.

Location: Shimoda

Inception: November 3, 2017

Website: https://uehara-museum.or.jp/

Website: https://uehara-museum.or.jp

GPS coordinates: 34.72858,138.92558

Latest update: March 14, 2025 09:22