Onomichi City Museum of Art explained

Onomichi City Museum of Art
Native Name:	尾道市立美術館
Address:	17−19 Nishitsuchidō-chō
Location Town:	Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture
Location Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.4099°N 133.1958°W
Opened Date:	1980
Renovation Date:	11 January 2003
Architect:	Tadao Ando

opened in Senkō-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1980. The Museum reopened to a design by Tadao Ando in 2003. The collection includes works by and .^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The museum has become notable on the Internet for being visited on a regular basis by two cats, whom the museum guards have to repeatedly turn away due to the museum's strict "no animals" policy.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Nakata Museum
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hiroshima)

External links

• Onomichi City Museum of Art
• Onomichi City Museum of Art
• Collection

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/museums/detail/13079 . ja:尾道市立美術館 . Onomichi City Museum of Art . Japanese . . 18 October 2015.
2. Web site: http://www.kankou.pref.hiroshima.jp/sys/data?page-id=5356 . ja:尾道市立美術館 . Onomichi City Museum of Art . Japanese . . 18 October 2015.
3. Web site: http://www7.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/?page_id=2 . ja:美術館について . About the Museum . Japanese . . 18 October 2015.
4. Web site: http://www7.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/?page_id=70 . ja:コレクション . Collection . Japanese . . 18 October 2015.
5. Web site: These Two Cats Won't Give Up On Trying To Enter Japanese Art Museum . Fenn . Lily . 11 February 2018 . The Dodo . 14 November 2018.
6. News: Oona . McGee . 11 July 2016 . Art-loving feline attempts to enter cat exhibition at Hiroshima museum . SoraNews24 . Tokyo . 14 November 2018.