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Hakone Open-air Museum
Hakone, Kanto, Japan
There’s an excellent contemporary art colleciton at the Hakone Open-air Museum
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Last updated: 20 April, 2024
Contemporary sculptures, art, and nature converge in this art museum, spread across approximately 70,000 square meters of picturesque landscapes.
Outside, the verdant lawns of the museum are dotted with abstract sculptures from Japanese and international artists, including Rodin, Moore, Miro and the ‘Symphonic Sculpture’, an enormous structure designed by the American artist, Beverly Pepper (which you can climb up inside of).
Inside, there’s a 300-piece Picasso collection and a Venetian glass forest, displaying exquisite glass artworks.
Logistics
Price from: £10
Minimum age: 0
Age suitable: 18+
Frequency: annually
When: March, May and Sept
Duration: 2-3 hours
When to do it
The museum is open all year round, seven days a week.
