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Niigata City Art Museum

　The Niigata City Art Museum opened on October 13, 1985 near Niigata City’s city center in Nishi Ohata. The museum’s architecture was designed by MAYEKAWA Kunio, who also designed Nishi Ohata Park across the street.
The museum specializes in Japanese modern and contemporary art centering around Niigata and Western modern art, and possesses a collection of over 5000 pieces. In order to introduce the diversity and quality of the collection to the public, about four thematic exhibitions of works from the collection are presented each year in the Collection Gallery. Temporary exhibitions are also organized periodically to present the work of artists from Japan and overseas in a wide variety of mediums in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery. We hope that the exhibitions we organize will be of interest to people throughout the world as well as in our local community.
 

Information

Hours

9:30 am–6:00 pm (April 1, 2024–August 25, 2024)
9:30 am–5:00 pm (September 11–September 22, 2024)
*Tickets are sold until 30 minutes before closing

Closed

Mondays (Museum opens if Monday is a public holiday or a holiday is observed on Monday)
When changing out exhibitions
New Year’s holiday
*The museum will be closed from October 2024–July 2025(current schedule) for major repair work

Admission fees

Adults Collection　Exhibition Temporary　Exhibiton
Individual Group (20 people or more)
Adults 200 yen 160 yen Varies by exhibition
University & high school students 150 yen 110 yen
Junior high & elementary school students 100 yen 70 yen
  • Admission to Collection Exhibition is included with purchase of Temporary Exhibition ticket.
  • Payment in cash only

Special admission and facility fees

For information on fees for special viewing (taking photos of the collection, copying paintings and recreating pieces, close inspection, etc.) and usage of the facility, please contact the museum in advance
 
 

Facility Information

  • 100 yen refundable lockers are available. If your belongings do not fit in a locker, please go to the reception desk.
  • There are areas where you can use Free Wi-Fi.
  • Café: Kokage Café

    • Enjoy lunch or tea time. All menu items are egg and dairy free.
    (Orders close one hour before the museum closes)

  • Museum shop: lululu

    • The shop sells goods related to exhibitions, as well as other fun items.

 

Accessibility

  • Wheelchairs and strollers are available to use free of charge.
  • A multifunctional restroom is on the 1st floor (ostomy accessible).
  • Diaper changing tables and baby chairs are installed in 1st floor restrooms.

 

FY2024 Exhibition Schedule

 

Temporary Exhibitions

 
I dream cats could be us
Exhibition dates: April 13 (Sat)–June 2 (Sun)
Closed: Mondays (except April 29 and May 6) and May 7 (Tue)
Admission fee: Same-day tickets Adults: 1,400 yen (1,200 yen), University and high school students: 1,000 yen (800 yen), Junior high school students and under: free
*Numbers in parentheses represent prices for groups of 20 people or more
 
ENDO Akiko Exhibition: Wandering About a Labyrinth of Gigantic Painting
Exhibition dates: June 22 (Sat)–August 25 (Sun)
Closed: Mondays (except July 15 and August 12) and July 16 (Tue)
Admission fee: Same-day tickets Adults: 1,200 yen (1,000 yen), University and high school students: 900 yen (700 yen), Junior high school students and under: free
*Numbers in parentheses represent prices for groups of 20 people or more
 

Collection Exhibitions

 
OMURA Masumi and Incomplete Remains – The Option to Become a Cat –,
Collection Exhibition: Nyan – Cat Articles Specialized Exhibition –
Exhibition dates: April 26 (Fri)–June 30 (Sun)
Closed: Mondays (except April 29 and May 6), May 7 (Tue), June 4 (Tue)–June 7 (Fri)
 

Getting go to the Museum

By bus From the Niigata Station Bus Terminal

  • 1.C6 Yachiyobashi Line, Bus Stop No.1
    approx. 16 min. → Nishiboridori hachibancho (Nishiboridori 8), walk five min. (approx. 400 m)
  • 2.B1 Bandaibashi Line, Bus Stop No.6
    approx. 10 min. → Furumachi, walk 12 min. (approx. 860 m)
  • 3.Niigata City Loop Bus, Bus Stop No.18
    approx. 30 min. → Hoppo Bunka Hakubutsukan Niigata Bunkan Mae (Northern Culture Museum Niigata Branch), walk six min. (approx. 500 m)

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    By taxi Approx. 10 min. from Niigata Station
     
    By car

  • 1.Approx. 20 min. via Ryuto Bridge from Niigata Kameda Interchange on Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway
  • 2.Approx. 15 min. via Ryuto Bridge from Shichikuyama Interchange on Route eight (Niigata Bypass)

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    Getting to Niigata

  • Tokyo Station → Niigata Station (JR Joetsu Shinkansen, approx. two hours)
  • Osaka (Itami) Airport → Niigata Airport (by plane, approx. one hour 15 min.)
  • Nagoya Airport → Niigata Airport (by plane, approx. one hour)

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    Contact

    Niigata City Art Museum
    5191-9 Nishi Ohata-cho, Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8556
    TEL：025-223-1622　　FAX：025-228-3051
    E-Mail：museum@city.niigata.lg.jp