| Ōtsuka Museum of Art | |
| Native Name: | 大塚国際美術館 Ōtsuka Kokusai Bijutsukan |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Location: | Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan |
| Type: | Art museum |
| Collections: | Full-size ceramic reproductions of noted artworks |
| Collection Size: | >1,000 |
The in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture is an art museum founded in 1998 and is one of the largest exhibition spaces in Japan.[1]
Established by Otsuka Pharmaceutical as a celebration of its 75th anniversary,[2] it houses over a thousand full-size ceramic reproductions of major works of art, including the Sistine Chapel, Scrovegni Chapel, triclinium of the Villa of the Mysteries, and Guernica.[3] [4] The works are transfer-printed from photographs before being fired and retouched.[5] [6] The purpose of this is to give Japanese people who cannot travel abroad the opportunity to see these famous pieces.[7] A robot named 'Mr Art' gives hour-long gallery talks.[8] The museum cost industrialist Masahito Ōtsuka $400,000,000.[9]