The , also known informally as OpAm, is an art museum and community exhibition venue in

Ōita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,081,646 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, K ...

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. The museum is located in the center of the prefectural capital Ōita-shi, a 15-minute walk north-west of

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Current facilities

The museum was opened in April 2015. The new museum building features modern exhibition spaces, artists studios, a café and museum shop. The building was designed by

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winning architect

Shigeru Ban Biography
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. At the ground level the building features fully retractable glass shutters opening the main internal exhibition space onto an adjacent public plaza. The building was the recipient of a

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for excellence in 2016.

Collection

The museum houses over 5,000 pieces in its permanent collection, focusing on artists connected with Oita. Important local artists in the collection include modern landscape painter Chikuen Tanomura, and contemporary painters Heihachiro Fukuyama and Tatsuo Takayama.

External websites

Oita Prefectural Art Museum website - https://www.opam.jp/en/

References

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Current facilities

Collection

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External websites

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