Gallery

rokyo image

In February 1971, using the building of former branch office of Hyakugo Bank, “Kuwana City Museum of Culture and Art” opened as the first municipal art museum in the Mie prefecture, based on the citizens’ donations. Thereafter, due to the increase in collection and the deterioration of the building, the expansion/renovation work was carried out from December 1983 to October of next year. After a year of drying period, we restart as the first municipal museum in the prefecture.
We have an exhibition room for special exhibitions on the first floor and another one equipped Japan’s first wall-mounted air-tight cases and a literature room on the second floor. We have two storage rooms, one mainly contains traditional crafts, the another contains screens, hanging scrolls and other works.
Most of our collections are donated by benefactors. We have various works such as historical materials about Matsudaira Sadanobu and Kuwana Han (the domain of Kuwana in the Edo period), traditional pottery of Kuwana called “Banko Yaki” or “Kobanko,” japanese tea things and oil paintings by local painters.

kuwanashihakubutsukan gaikan

Museum

海の博物館外観B

The Paramita Museum opened in March 2003 in Komono, Mie Prefecture. The museum holds exhibitions featuring its diverse collection, including Masuo Ikeda sculptures and special exhibitions as well.

305304120 545383444054424 3213366964270368339 n

Saitou Museum consists of a group of works collected by psychiatrist Saitō Yōichi. The collection is not only based on the beauty of works but its own originality and the dedication to works showing artists’ struggle. Among the works collected without being bound by prejudice, there are many works that have fallen out of the mainstream of art history. It is one of the missions of the museum to carefully pick up such works and try to re-evaluate the rich modern and contemporary art not only in Japan but also overseas.

The land of Matsusaka was visited by many people from all over the country as a town along the highway leading to Ise Jingu. The land of Matsusaka prospered due to the accumulation of information and supplies, while Matsusaka cotton (Ise cotton), which was born in the Edo period as a local industry, was brought to the whole country, mainly in Edo. The economically prosperous region was frequently visited by painters and cultural figures, and the soil where cultural background was regarded as important as the two wheels of economic activity was cultivated.

Currently, in Matsusaka, there established about four cultural institutions. First, Matsusaka City Cultural Asset Center "Haniwa Museum" which introduces the Kofun period ,etc. The second, Motoori Norinaga Memorial Museum constructed in the Edo period. The third, Former Hasegawa Residence and Former Ozu Residence (Matsusaka merchants). And 4th, there is Matsuura Takeshiro Memorial Museum for the godfather of Hokkaido. In such a facility that introduces the cultures of various fields of each era, Saitō Museum introduces and disseminates art from modern to modern times, both inside and outside, to introduce Matsusaka and the world to the past and present. We aim to be a bridge that connects us.

The Mie Prefectural Art Museum opened its doors to the public in September 1982. Since then, the museum has focused on acquiring paintings from Japan with modern-western influences and analyzing how Japanese society modernized into the contemporary. There are also 5000 works by local Mie artists along with library resources and references. The museum also maintains and preserves artworks for the future generations.

Mie

Iwata Syouten

Rokyo

Kuwana City Museum

Makonde Art Museum

Gekusando Gallery

Sekisui Museum

Yokkaichi Municipal Museum

Contemporary Art Museum Ise

Toba Sea-Folk Museum

Paramita Museum

Mie Prefectural Museum

Saitou Museum

Mie Prefectural Art Museum