Seto City Art Museum, Art museum in Nishiibara-chō, Seto, Japan.
Seto City Art Museum holds around 1,000 works including ceramics, paintings, and sculptures displayed across four exhibition rooms. The collection focuses on art created by regional makers across different media.
Founded in 1982, the museum emerged as a center dedicated to preserving and displaying artworks tied to Seto's cultural identity. Since opening, it has consistently documented the region's artistic importance.
The museum showcases work by artists from the region who have shaped Seto's strong ceramic heritage. Their pieces reflect how this community has developed its artistic identity through time.
The museum sits within the Seto Cultural Center and is open daily for visitors. Free admission is offered to children, seniors, and those with disability certificates.
The first exhibition room is entirely devoted to ceramics, while the other three rooms feature rotating displays of paintings and other art forms throughout the year. This layout lets the museum showcase both its core collection and constantly changing recent work.
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