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art museum In Shimane Prefecture

1.Shimane Art Museum
The Shimane Art Museum (島根県立美術館, Shimane kenritsu bijutsukan) opened in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1999. Designed by Kiyonori Kikutake and with a total floor area of 12,500 square metres, it houses a collection of Japanese and Western art, including Momoyama folding screens and paintings by Corot, Sisley, Monet, and Gauguin.[1][2]
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2.Tanabe Art Museum
The Tanabe Art Museum (田部美術館, Tanabe Bijutsukan) was established in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1979. Designed by Kiyonori Kikutake and with a total floor area of 854 sqm, it houses a collection of tea ceremony implements and other treasures acquired by the local Tanabe clan.[1][2] 35°28′45″N 133°2′59.3″E / 35.47917°N 133.049806°E / 35.47917; 133.049806
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3.Iwami Art Museum
Iwami Art Museum (島根県立石見美術館, Shimane Kenritsu Iwami Bijutsukan) opened in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, in 2005. Together with Iwami Arts Theatre (島根県立いわみ芸術劇場) it forms part of the Shimane Arts Centre (島根県芸術文化センター), also known as Grand Toit (グラントワ), the French for "large roof". The collection includes works by Kanō Shōei (狩野松栄), Unkoku Tōgan, Kuroda Seiki, Fujishima Takeji, Okada Saburōsuke, and Kishida Ryūsei.[1][2][3]
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4.Sesshū Memorial Museum
Sesshū Memorial Museum (益田市立雪舟の郷記念館, Masuda Shiritsu Sesshū no Sato Kinenkan) opened in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, in 1990. Located next to the site of the Daiki-an (大喜庵), said to have been the site of Sesshū's death and burial, the museum stages exhibitions relating to the artist and to the history of Masuda.[2][3] The collection includes one Important Cultural Property, Sesshū's 1479 portrait of Masuda Kanetaka (益田兼堯); two Prefectural Cultural Properties, Yasutomi Family Documents (安富家文書) and Sufu Family Documents (周布家文書); and seven Municipal Cultural Properties, three scrolls with flowers and birds attributed to Sesshū, a pair of landscape byōbu by Unkoku Tōeki (雲谷等益), Daruma, Ikuzanshu, and Seiōgyū by the same painter, sailing boats in an autumn bay and travel through snow-covered mountains by the same artist, lotus and heron by Saitō Tōshitsu (斎藤等室筆), Daruma by Unkoku Tōoku (雲谷等屋), and Yoshida Family Documents (吉田家文書).[4]
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5.Adachi Museum of Art
The Adachi Museum of Art (足立美術館, Adachi Bijutsukan) opened in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1970. It houses a collection of nihonga (modern Japanese paintings), including paintings by Yokoyama Taikan, and has a celebrated garden.[1] Its six gardens and around 1,500 exhibits of Japanese paintings, pottery, and other works of art occupy the 165,000 square-meter area. Adachi Museum of Art earned the top rating of three stars in Michelin Green Guide Japan because of its elegance.[2]
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