National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (京都国立近代美術館, Kyōto Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan) or MOMAK is one of the major art museums in Japan. It is in the Okazaki area in Kyoto. The museum has modern art, including Japanese-style painting (nihonga), Western-style painting (yōga), prints, sculpture, crafts and photography. The Museum is currently undergoing renovation and will reopen in April 2012. History MOMAK was established in 1963. In the early days, it was a part of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. It was an annex. In 1967, this annex became the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. The current building was designed by Fumihiko Maki. It was opened in 1986. Related pages Kyoto National Museum (KNM) Kyushu National Museum Nara National Museum (NNM) National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT) National Museum of Art, Osaka (NMAO) National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) National Museum of Western Art (NMWA) Tokyo National Museum (TNM) List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan List of national museums References Other websites National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto website (in English), (in Japanese)