Shiga Kogen Roman Art Museum
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Kanbayashi Yamanouchimachi Shimotakai-gun
Nagano
Japan
coordinates:
36.7278862 138.4441986
Building names(s): Shiga Kogen Roman Art Museum
Architect/Designer: Kisho Kurokawa
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Completion date: 1997
Function: museum
Design/Construction 1994-1997
Building Area: 1,014.53m²
Total Floor Area: 1,684.11m²
Reinfored Concrete, Wooden Construction
2 Stories
getting there:
From JR Nagano Station, take Nagano Electric Railway (38 min. by Express), get off at Yudanaka Station. 15 min. by taxi or by bus from there.
Last update: 1 November, 2011 | Suggested By LT
(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)
The art museum is situated at the base of Kanbayashi Ski Run in Shiga Kogen Ski Resort, which is host to the Nagano Olympics. A small brook flows by the site which is blessed with abundant nature. The town of Yamanouchi gave birth to Chinese-style painter and this museum will house some 70 pieces created by Katei Kodama and his school. In addition, a donation of Edo, Meiji and Taisho era artifacts, collected by the eminent artist Nobutaka Oka and his forefathers will be exhibited together with a collection of Roman and antique iridescent glass. Part of the Roman glass collection is placed in a specially designed conical glass cases.
The fragmented elliptical shape of the structure introduces elements of light, shadow, wind and landscape into the spatial composition. A stream winds its way around the building which has been designed with a gently sloping roof to prevent the accumulation of snow. The museum shop and cafe are housed in a transparent, cone-shaped structure. Although sponsored by the town, the art museum will also be assisted by the cooperation of local citizen’s groups.