Yokohama Museum of Art
The building is apportioned as follows: Sakuragicho Station provides to public transportation access to museum and the surrounding area by way of the Minatomirai Line and the Yokohama Municipal Subway Line. Coordinates: 35°27′25″N 139°37′50″E / 35.457076°N 139.630558°E / 35.457076; 139.630558 . The structure is described as an attractive and spacious building that is airy and well-lit . The museum s main hall is 18 meters tall and is open to the second and third floors.A glass ceiling allows natural light into the space. Dadaist and Surrealist works are especially well-represented. The museum also features work by important Japanese artists, especially those with connections to Yokohama such as Imamura Shiko, Kanzan Shimomura, and Chizuko Yoshida. The building which houses the Yokohama Museum of Art was designed by Kenzo Tange, the Japanese architect who won the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture.
It has supurb acoustics, is often used for new art projects and cultural events, and is said to be a particularly impressive example of modern architecture. Louvers control the light levels.
Yokohama Museum of Art (Japanese: 横浜美術館), founded in 1989, is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city next to the Yokohama Landmark Tower, the tallest building in Japan. The museum has works by many influential and well-known modern artists including Constantin Brâncuşi, Paul Cézanne, Salvador Dalí, Jimmy Ernst, René Magritte, Henri Matisse, Ossip Zadkine, and Pablo Picasso.
