What to know
The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art (兵庫県立美術館, Hyōgo Kenritsu Bijutsukan) is a modern and contemporary art museum located along the waterfront in the HAT Kobe district. It was built as part of the city's recovery after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and designed by Tadao Ando, one of Japan's leading contemporary architects who also designed Omotesando Hills and museums on Naoshima.
As the largest museum of its kind in western Japan, it hosts exhibitions of paintings, prints, sculptures, and other artworks by both foreign and Japanese artists. The permanent exhibition features a rotating collection of modern and contemporary art, highlighting artists with strong ties to Hyogo Prefecture. The museum also includes auditoriums and event spaces for live music and performing arts, as well as a restaurant, cafeteria, and museum shop.
The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art is situated in HAT Kobe, a relatively new district east of the city center. It is a ten-minute walk from Iwaya Station on the Hanshin Main Line (4 minutes, 160 yen from Sannomiya Station) or a 15-minute walk from Nada Station on the JR Kobe Line (3 minutes, 140 yen from Sannomiya Station).
The museum is also just a few steps from the Earthquake Museum.
Visitor information
Practical details to check before planning this stop.
- Hours
- 10:00 to 18:00 (last entry at 17:30)
- Closed
- Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday), New Year holidays
- Admission
- 500 yen (~$3.2) (permanent exhibition); fees vary for special exhibitions
- English name
- Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
- Original name
- Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
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