Why You Should Visit
Matsukata Kojiro (1866-1950), president of Kawasaki Dockyard, gathered more than ten thousand works in Europe; Yamamura Tokutaro (1926-1986), born in Nishinomiya, spent thirty years collecting postwar Japanese avant-garde art. Their collections meet for the first time. From the Matsukata Collection at the National Museum of Western Art come Rodin's The Thinker and The Gates of Hell among other sculpture and modern art; from the Yamamura Collection here come works centred on the Gutai Art Association. It marks 160 years since Matsukata's birth and 100 since Yamamura's, and high school students and younger enter free. Related events include a kyogen performance and a symposium on sculpture.
Programs
Timetable & Map
Essentials
- location
- Gallery 1F, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
- period
- October 10, 2026 (Sat) - December 27, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
- cost
- On the day: ¥1,800 adults, ¥1,200 university students, ¥900 for over-70s, free for high school students and younger. With a disability certificate ¥450 / ¥300, plus one carer free. Advance (until 9 Oct) ¥1,600 / ¥1,000. The collection exhibition is ticketed separately, with a discount for the combination
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About an 8-minute walk south from Iwaya Station on the Hanshin line, 10 minutes from the south exit of JR Nada Station, or 20 minutes southeast from Hankyu Kobe-Sannomiya. By car about 5 minutes from the Maya exit of Hanshin Expressway Route 3, with paid parking under the museum.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No booking needed. Advance tickets are sold 31 Jul – 9 Oct via Seven Ticket, Lawson Ticket (L code 51583), Ticket Pia (P code 687-532), e+, CN Playguide, Asoview, Rakuten Travel Experiences, tabiwa and the museum shop (general advance tickets only). They are not sold once the exhibition opens.
- NOTE
Closed:
- Mondays
- Open on Mon 12 Oct and Mon 23 Nov (holidays); closed instead on Tue 13 Oct and Tue 24 Nov
Highlights:
- The first pairing of the Matsukata and Yamamura collections
- A focus on Rodin's Gates of Hell
- A collection dialogue between the National Museum of Western Art and this museum
- A symposium on sculpture
Audio guide:
- ¥800 per person, narrated by Hitoshi Kubota of the TV series Jonetsu Tairiku
Catalogue:
- ¥2,000, 192 pages, sold at the pop-up shop on 1F and the museum shop
Discounts:
- Show a Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond viewing passport (area tickets excluded) for ¥100 off adult and university tickets, until Sun 29 Nov, at the museum ticket desk only
- Groups of 20 or more: ¥1,600 / ¥1,000 / ¥800; contact the museum a month ahead
Organisers: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, National Museum of Western Art, National Center for Art Research, Kobe Shimbun. Special sponsors: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nihon Yamamura Glass
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 4 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Gallery 1F, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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