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National Museum Of Art Osaka

Preserved in the archive in 2010. Historical article; travel and business details may have changed.

National Museum of Art, Osaka is a unique underground museum opened in 1977 housing Japanese and foreign contemporary art. The National Museum of Art, Osaka is a unique underground museum. The National Museum of Art, Osaka was opened in 1977 collecting both Japanese and foreign contemporary art by making use of the Expo Museum of Fine Arts, which had been built for Expo ‘70. The National Museum of Art, Osaka exterior design was inspired by the life force of bamboo and the development and cultivation of contemporary art. Address: 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, kita-ku, Osaka-shi Access: 5 min walk from Watanabebashi Station (Keihan Nakanoshima Line) Open hours: 10:00am – 5:00pm Close: Mondays Admission: 420yen Official Web Site: www.nmao.go.jp/english/home.html |

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