Chichu Art Museum

Overview

The Chichu Art Museum, literally meaning "art museum in the earth," is a registered museum in the town of Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, operated by the Fukutake Foundation. Designed by Tadao Ando's architectural office, it opened to the public on July 18, 2004. It permanently exhibits the work of just three artists: Claude Monet, James Turrell, and Walter De Maria.

Highlights

• ●Architecture designed by Tadao Ando's office and recipient of the BCS Prize
• ●A display limited to three artists: Claude Monet, James Turrell, and Walter De Maria
• ●A name meaning "in the earth," reflecting a museum built into the ground
• ●One of the facilities making up Benesse Art Site Naoshima

History

Operated by the Fukutake Foundation, the museum was designed by Tadao Ando's architectural office and opened to the public on July 18, 2004. Its architecture received the BCS Prize. It is one of the facilities that make up Benesse Art Site Naoshima.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Enter mindful of the name "in the earth" and the architecture built into the ground
2. 2View the work of Claude Monet
3. 3Continue to the works of James Turrell and Walter De Maria
4. 4Close by taking in how the works and exhibition spaces form a single whole

Did you know?

💡 The name "Chichu" (in the earth) is derived from the word for "subterranea."

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