21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Art Museum

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is housed in an imposing circular, glass-walled building, located in the center of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The Museum is divided into an Exhibition Zone, for which there is an admission charge, and a Public Zone, with free admission. There are a wide variety of art installations and artworks everywhere, both indoors and outdoors. One particularly popular exhibit is Leandro Erlich’s “The Swimming Pool” (popularly known as “Leandro’s Pool”). From ground-level, it looks as though the people underneath are underwater; this experiential work creates opportunities for fascinating encounters between the people above and the people down below.

Spot details

Address: Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hirosaka 1-2-1 Map
Area: Around Kenrokuen Garden Area
Phone: 0762202800
Hours: [Exhibition Zone] 10:00-18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays)
[Exchange Zone] 9:00-22:00
*Each facility has different opening hours
Closed: [Exhibition zone] Mon. (open Mon. and closed the following day if public holiday), New Year's holiday
[Communication zone] New Year's holiday
*Closed Sundays at each facility follow the exhibition zone
Fees: [Exhibition zone admission fee] Free
[Exhibition zone admission fee]Admission ticket required (depending on content)
Parking Lot: Available
Note: *2019/12/20-2020/2/3 closed due to renovation work