Outline

The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art opened in 1990 in the fertile green natural environment of an area known as the northern plateau in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. For some 34 years since, it has continued operation as a museum in harmony with the changing seasons. In the time of year when the plum blossoms and cherry blossoms come into bloom, a Kawamura Museum collection exhibition will be mounted, using all of the museum’s galleries.

From its founding, the Museum adopted an ideal of “Harmony between the three elements of the environment, the architecture and the art works,” and as time passed the elements of that ideal were redefined as “Art, Architecture and Nature,” and they remain this way to the present. Compared to the unique qualities of our special themed exhibitions and events, our Collection Display, with their limited variety of works, tend to attract less attention. Nonetheless, at the Museum we have continued to devote special importance to this Collection Display has long provided opportunities to create pure expressions unifying these “three elements”. The Museum’s architecture is a composite of eleven different galleries, each of which have been designed down to the finest details with paramount importance placed on the unique presence and identity of the individual works in the collection, all with the purpose of providing viewing experiences for each and every visitor. Connecting these galleries, aligned as they are like individual islands, are hallways and corridors with windows that sunlight to reach them. There, visitors sense the natural outdoor environment in a way that hopefully refreshes their eyes and hearts for the encounters with the next gallery’s works of art.

In this way, the Museum’s architecture can be likened to a box that serves as a mediator between its artworks and the natural world. In our activities for over 30 years, we have provided a venue for countless such “encounters.” Now, we take this opportunity to return to our original ideals as a museum to present this Collection Display of some 180 works from our collection.
 

*Four art works will be changed for the two periods (Period 1: February 8–March 2; Period 2: March 4–31)

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Highlights

１． All galleries will be used to display more Collection works than ever before

This exhibition will use the whole museum, including the galleries usually used for special exhibitions, to introduce the full range of the Collection. In total, some 180 works will be displayed, including the outdoor sculptures.

２． Eleven galleries designed specifically for the artworks

The different sizes and designs of the Museum’s 11 galleries have all been planned specifically to provide spaces that best fit the diverse artworks they were intended to display. Here we introduce the measures that were taken for the benefit of the artworks and the viewers. The galleries were designed while taking into consideration the size of the works and even the atmosphere they project on their surroundings, and in the spatial design of each gallery appropriate consideration has been given to the outdoor light, scenery, and more.

３． A Museum defined by the concept of “Art, Architecture, Nature”

Since its founding, our museum has been dedicated to achieving a harmony between the three elements of the artworks, architecture and the natural environment. From the time you enter the Museum grounds, you walk the path down through the woods and then overlooking the pond with its waterfowl, and then you enter the quiet space of the Museum’s Entrance Hall. From there on, in numerous parts of the Museum, you can feel the natural world outside. We hope you will experience this unique aspect of the Museum.

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The Sections

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Events

Gallery Talks and music performances are planned to be held.
Details and method for application will be posted on the Museum’s Japanese website when decided. 
Also, in the annex galleries outside the Museum, displays of posters, leaflets and catalogues from past exhibitions are planned.

Guided Tours

Daily, 14:00－15:00
Open daily to first 20 applicants
- Booking required on the day of your visit at the Museum’s reception desk.