opened in
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...
, Japan, in 1985. The collection focuses upon artists from
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
and
Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surround ...
more generally, and includes works by
Koga Harue. The Museum's precursor, the , which combined art museum with library, opened on 3 November 1964.
See also
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Fukuoka Art Museum
is an art museum in Fukuoka, Japan. It contains a notable collection of Asian art and exhibits various temporary exhibitions. In November 2010 it hosted a large exhibition of Marc Chagall's work.
''The Madonna of Port Lligat'' by Salvador Dalí ...
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List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Fukuoka)
This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Prefecture of Fukuoka.
National Cultural Properties
As of 1 July 2019, twenty-two Important Cultural Properties have been designated (including one *Nationa ...
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Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Museums in Fukuoka Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Fukuoka
Art museums and galleries in Japan
Museums established in 1985
1985 establishments in Japan
Prefectural museums
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