Osaka
The National Museum of Art, Osaka
With an exterior based on an image of the life force of bamboo, the museum is home to a large collection of domestic and international modern art. The gift shop too has lots of interesting items, such as T-shirts featuring Taro Okamoto's Tower of the Sun, the symbol of the Expo '70 world fair, and glasses with motifs from Jiro Takamatsu's Shadows.
| ADDRESS | The National Museum of Art, B1, 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, kita-ku, Osaka |
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| TEL | 06-4803-6100 (Museum shop) |
| ACCESS | 10-minute walk from Fukushima Station on the JR Loop Line 5-minute walk from Watanabebashi Station (Exit 2) on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. 20-minute walk from JR Osaka Station or Hankyu Umeda Station. |
| OPEN | 10:00 - 17:00 (Fridays to 19:00) |
| CLOSE | Mondays (Open on public holidays, and closed the following day instead.). May also be closed between exhibitions. |
| WEB | http://www.nmao.go.jp/en/ *Tower of the Sun miniatures(The shop's homepage is in Japanese only, while the museum's homepage is available in English, Korean and Chinese as well.) *Tower of the Sun T-shirts *Shadow glasses *Yayoi Kusama pumpkins |
Photo: © National Museum of Art, Osaka
