1st FLOOR
Permanent Exhibition Room
Art work from female artists representing Japan are exhibited in this room. In addition to Shohin Noguchi, appointed as the first female Imperial performer, you may see the works of Shoen Uemura, also the first recipient of the Order of Culture in Japanese painting, as well as works of Shoha Ito, Yuki Ogura, Tamako Kataoka, and Fumiko Hori.Western-style paintings by the first female painters whom were honored the “Bunkakorosha”(Person of Cultural Merit) prize such as Setsuko Migishi, Tama Ragusa, Motoko Morita, Kazuko Irie, and craft works of Sayume Okuda who received the Order of Cultural Merit are shown in this exhibition room. And they are all rare modern and contemporary art which is hard to find throughout Japan.
Projects Exhibition Area
Themes are set from the collection and the art is displayed as an art project exhibition.
Exhibition themes change a few times during the year.
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Shintaro Suzuki’s Memorial Room
From the time of pre-war to post war, the successful and prominent leader in the western painting society was active in the Nika and Ichiyo Association. Shintaro Suzuki was honored the “Bunkakorosha” ( Person of Cultural Merit )prize and his art is displayed at all times. Suzuki’s paintings, such as oil paintings, water color painting and original paintings of oshi-e ( raise cloth pictures) are introduced through various genres.
2nd FLOOR
Ceramics Gallery
The collection includes works of folk art by living national treasure such as Tatsuzo Shimaoka, Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada and others, and was collected by Dr. Omura during his travels to potteries throughout Japan.
View Room/ Citizens’ Exhibition Corner
From the windows in three directions, you can see Mt. Yatsugatake, Mt. Kayagatake, and Okuchichibu mountain ranges, which change from season to season, and Mt. Fuji to the south. In the view room, there is a space for displaying artworks by Nirasaki citizens. We expect that visitors can come into contact with local culture and creative activities.
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Annex・Satoshi Omura’s Memorial Hall
In this room, you can see a number of items from Dr. Omura’s personal collection related to his academic, athletic, and art collecting activities.
We also have a library corner where visitors can enjoy approximately 800 books about art and documents related to Dr. Omura.
