Fukui Fine Arts Museum | |
Native Name: | 福井県立美術館 |
Address: | 3-16-1 Bunkyō |
Location Town: | Fukui, Fukui Prefecture |
Location Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.0785°N 136.2152°W |
Opened Date: | 1 November 1977 |
opened in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, in 1977. The collection, numbering some 2,840 pieces, includes prints by Goya and Picasso and paintings by Iwasa Matabei and artists associated with Okakura Tenshin and the beginnings of the Nihon Bijutsuin.[1] [2] The museum played and important role for contemporary artist Ay-O by hosting his first retrospective in 2006.