Yokohama Museum of Art, Art museum in Minatomirai, Japan
The Yokohama Museum of Art is an art museum in Minatomirai, Japan, with several exhibition areas connected by light-filled corridors. The galleries provide space for paintings, sculptures, and photographic works from different periods of modernism.
Kenzo Tange's office designed the building, which opened on 25 March 1989 as a pavilion of the Yokohama Exotic Showcase; after the fair closed it formally opened on 3 November 1989. A long closure from February 2021 for renovation, delayed by a global semiconductor shortage, ended with a partial reopening on 15 March 2024 alongside the eighth Yokohama Triennale, and the whole building reopened on 8 February 2025.
The building reflects late-eighties architectural language and fits into the modern harbor landscape. Visitors can choose between permanent collection rooms and rotating exhibitions that offer broad access to modern art.
Sakuragicho Station is about a 10-minute walk away and Minatomirai Station about 5 minutes; city buses 156 and 292 stop at the museum. The building has an indoor car park with 148 spaces. The Art Archive Center on the third floor holds Japanese and foreign art books and catalogs, with photocopying and online search facilities.
The photography collection is among the most extensive in Japan and recalls the early commercial photography that began in Yokohama. Many of these images document life and changes in the city during the 19th century.
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