The Ōtsuka Museum of Art (大塚国際美術館, Ōtsuka Kokusai Bijutsukan) 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]
Gallery
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Reproduction of Sistine Chapel
See also
References
- ^ "Ōtsuka Museum of Art". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "The Otsuka Museum of Art | Naruto | Japan Travel Guide - Japan Hoppers". Japan Hoppers - Free Japan Travel Guide. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Floor Guide". Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Three Exhibition Methods". Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Ceramic Board Masterpiece Art Museum". Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Rauschenberg and Shigaraki". Ōtsuka Ohmi Ceramics Company. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "9 Museums You Must Visit Outside Tokyo". Japanology. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Ōtsuka Museum of Art - Enjoy". Ōtsuka Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "The biggest repro job in the world". The Telegraph. 30 December 1998. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
External links
- Ōtsuka Museum of Art - homepage (in English and Japanese)
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