Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art

is an art museum in Japan. It is on a hill in Tobata ward of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture.GreatArchaelogy.com, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art ; retrieved 2012-2-29.

The museum has 6,000 artworks.

The museum shows the work of Japanese artists, like Hokusai's woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai.What the Fukuoka,  Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, September 1, 2009; retrieved 2012-2-29.

The collection of Western art includes a portrait of Edouard Manet and his wife painted by Edgar Degas in 1869.:File:Edgar Degas - Monsieur et Madame Edouard Manet.jpg

The current building was designed by Arata Isozaki.  It was built in 1974.Kenneth Frampton, Kenneth. "Arata Isozaki," Grove Art Online (2009); retrieved 2012-2-29.

History
The municipal art collection was established in the 19th century.

References

Other websites
 Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art website 
  "Campaign & Products," 2004 exhibition 

Category:Art museums in Japan
Category:Kitakyūshū
Category:1974 establishments in Japan