Uehara Museum of Modern Art

Uehara Museum of Modern Art
上原近代美術館
The Bridge at Argenteuil, by Renoir
General information
Address	341 Udogane
Town or city	Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	34°43′43″N 138°55′32″E
Opened	March 2000
Website
www.uehara-modernart.jp

Uehara Museum of Modern Art (上原近代美術館, Uehara kindai bijutsukan) opened in 2000 in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, to house the collection of Uehara Shōji (上原昭二) of Taisho Pharmaceutical.[1][2] The collection includes works by Corot, Monet, Cézanne, Renoir, Fujishima Takeji, and Kishida Ryūsei.[3][4] Adjacent is the Uehara Museum of Buddhist Art (上原仏教美術館), which opened in May 1983.[1]

See also

• Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art

References

1. "Contribution to Cultural Activities". Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
2. "History". Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
3. 上原近代美術館 [Uehara Museum of Modern Art] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
4. ギャラリー [Gallery] (in Japanese). Uehara Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

External links

• (in Japanese) Uehara Museum of Modern Art
• (in Japanese) Uehara Museum of Modern Art - Collection