Musashino Art University, Art university in Kodaira, Japan
Musashino Art University is an art university in Kodaira, a city west of central Tokyo, with specialized facilities for fine arts, industrial design, and architecture. The campus spreads across several buildings and offers workshops, studios, and exhibition spaces dedicated to different disciplines.
The institution began in 1929 as Teikoku Art School, training a new generation of artists. It was renamed in 1962, marking a shift in the country's approach to artistic education.
Students regularly display their work in galleries across the capital, shaping the country's contemporary art scene with fresh approaches. This connection between campus and city art community makes the institution a place where academic practice and public creativity intertwine closely.
Access to the grounds is possible on weekdays when internal events are not taking place. The library sits at the heart of the campus and can be visited by prior request, though academic programs take priority.
The library building from 2010 features a spiral bookshelf structure designed by architect Sou Fujimoto, forming a continuous path through the collection. This design allows visitors to move through the holdings in a nonlinear way, wandering between shelves.
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