The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art sits in the Hirosaka district of Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture on Japan's Sea of Japan coast, within the Chubu Region. Its address is 1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8509. The museum is also known as the Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, and it is a museum devoted to contemporary art.
The building and the exhibitions
The museum occupies a circular building designed by SANAA, the Tokyo architecture firm. Its round form is part of what visitors come to see, and it shapes the way the galleries open onto one another. The museum's programme centres on innovative exhibitions and installations, with a number of interactive art pieces and a varied collection of contemporary work.
What a visit offers
- Contemporary art exhibitions and installations that change the way you move through a space
- Interactive pieces, which invite you to take part rather than only look
- A building that is itself a work of architecture
Kanazawa itself is a city of museums, gardens and traditional crafts, so a visit here can be paired with time elsewhere in the city. The museum suits anyone interested in modern and contemporary art, architecture, or simply an afternoon spent somewhere unusual.
For opening times, admission and current exhibitions, contact the museum by telephone at +81-76-220-2800 before you travel.