Chichu Art Museum
Kagawa Prefecture · Japan
Splendid Chichu museum located under the mountain built by Ando Tadao. You can enjoy the famous works of Monet, Walter de Maria, James Turrell.
Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome to the Chichu Art Museum, a site where the very concept of a museum is fundamentally reimagined. As we stand here on the southern coast of Naoshima, you are looking at what appears to be a series of geometric incisions in…
Listen in the app2The Chichu Garden — A Living Impressionist Canvas
Before we descend into the earth, we must first pass through the Chichu Garden. This space serves as a physical prologue to the Monet gallery we will see later. …
Listen in the app3The Entrance Trench — Ando's Architecture of Silence
Now, we step away from the vibrant colors of the garden and move toward the museum's entrance. You are walking into a deep, narrow trench of smooth-finished concrete. …
Listen in the app4The Monet Room — Shifting Light and Timelessness
We have arrived at one of the most breathtaking spaces in the world of contemporary art: the Claude Monet Room. This gallery was designed to house five of Monet’s late 'Water Lilies' paintings, including a massive…
Listen in the app5Walter De Maria — Time, Timeless, No Time
Descending further, we enter a cavernous space that feels almost like a futuristic temple. This is the installation by American artist Walter De Maria, titled 'Time, Timeless, No Time.' The room is massive, and at its center sits…
Listen in the app6James Turrell — Open Sky and the Architecture of Perception
Our final major stop is the work of James Turrell, an artist who famously uses light as his primary medium. The installation 'Open Sky' is a quintessential example of his 'Skyspace' series. …
Listen in the app7The Chichu Cafe — A View of the Seto Inland Sea
To conclude our tour of the museum's interior, we emerge into the Chichu Cafe. After the deep, introspective journey through the underground galleries, this space provides a much-needed breath of fresh air and a stunning…
Listen in the app8Closing
As we leave the Chichu Art Museum, you may find that the world looks slightly different. The colors might seem more vivid, the shadows more defined, and the sky more vast. …
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What is Chichu Art Museum?
Chichu Art Museum is a place in Kagawa Prefecture · Japan with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Kagawa Prefecture · Japan |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 34.4490, 133.9849 |
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