🖼 [Hyogo, Kobe, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art] Tadao Ando Design × Artistic healing space overlooking the sea

🖼【Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe, Hyogo】Designed by Tadao Ando × A relaxing artistic space overlooking the sea The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, located on the seafront of HAT Kobe in Kobe, is a magnificent concrete building designed by architect Tadao Ando. Opened in 2002 as a symbol of cultural revival after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, it is known as one of the largest art museums in western Japan . ⸻ 🌟Features and highlights • The geometric and sophisticated spatial composition unique to Ando's architecture: Enjoy a maze-like spatial experience with an exterior that resembles overlapping rectangular parallelepipeds, and an internal light garden and circular terrace . • Plenty of outdoor sculptures: The grounds are dotted with sculptures by domestic and international artists, including Shingu Susumu's windmill work, César, and Motonaga Sadamasa . • Ando Gallery: Opened in 2019. Ando's architectural models and drawings are available to the public free of charge. The "green apple" object inside the museum is also a popular photo spot . ⸻ 🖌The appeal of the collection and exhibitions • Approximately 10,000 pieces of modern and contemporary art from Japan and abroad are in the collection . • There is also a commemorative exhibition room introducing artists with ties to Hyogo (Koiso Ryohei and Kanayama Heizo) . • In addition to the permanent exhibition, topical special exhibitions such as Foujita Tsuguharu x Kuniyoshi Yasuo are regularly held . ⸻ 🚉Access and basic information • Address: 1-1-1 Wakihama Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe (HAT Kobe) . • Opening hours: 10:00-18:00 (entrance until 17:30), closed on Mondays (closed the following day if the Monday is a public holiday) . • Access: 8 minutes walk from Hanshin Iwaya Station / 10 minutes walk from JR Nada Station / 10 minutes by taxi from Sanyo Shinkansen Shin-Kobe Station . ⸻ 🌿Recommended seasons and ways to enjoy • The glass-walled corridor and circular terrace overlooking the sea have a beautiful contrast of light and shadow on a clear day, making them great for taking photos . • Enjoy art while taking a walk around the outdoor sculptures. The appeal is being able to spend time feeling the breeze . • At Ando Gallery, architecture lovers can take their time to look at the architectural models, and take a commemorative photo in front of the green apples ✨ . ⸻ 👣Travel tips • There are plenty of free cafes and shops, so you can relax and enjoy art 🌱 • There are also the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution and Oji Zoo nearby, so you can enjoy the whole day. • There are many photogenic spots, so it's perfect for dates, family trips, and solo trips! ⸻ #Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art #Kobe Tourism #Tadao Ando Architecture #HAT Kobe #Contemporary Art #Want to connect with fellow architecture lovers #Absolutely free trip #Kansai trip #Couple trip #Solo trip ⸻