Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama | |
Native Name: | 和歌山県立近代美術館 |
Owner: | Wakayama Prefecture |
Address: | 1-4-14 Fukiage |
Location Town: | Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture |
Location Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.225°N 135.1713°W |
Opened Date: | 1963 |
Renovation Date: | 1994 |
The is a museum of modern art in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.[1] The Museum first opened as the in the grounds of Wakayama Castle in 1963, before reopening on the first floor of the in 1970; in July 1994, together with the adjacent Wakayama Prefectural Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama reopened in a new location close to the castle.[2] [3] The collection, from its original nucleus of 83 objects, has grown as of 2020 to some 13,000 works, including paintings by Saeki Yūzō,, Teiji Takai and Mark Rothko.[4]