The Museum Yamato Bunkakan
Gakuen-mae · Nara
Address: 1-11-6 Gakuenminami, Nara 631-0034
Opened in 1960 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Kintetsu railway company, with the art historian Yashiro Yukio as its first director. It stands on a hill above Kaerumata Pond, surrounded by the Bunkaen garden; Yoshida Isoya's main building is known for its namako-patterned plaster walls and the bamboo garden at the centre of the galleries. The collection of more than 2,000 works, mainly Japanese, Chinese and Korean art, includes four National Treasures and 31 Important Cultural Properties. About seven minutes' walk from Gakuen-mae Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line.
Exhibitions
- The Earthly Paradise of Hangzhou and the Wuyue Kingdom: Buddhist Belief in Artwork — The Museum Yamato Bunkakan · Nara · –
- Singing, Dancing, and Music in Art — The Museum Yamato Bunkakan · Nara · –