Idemitsu Museum of Arts,Moji - IDEMITSU MUSEUM OF ARTS

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January 20 (Fri) - March 25 (Sun), 2012 Part I: January 20 (Fri) - February 19 (Sun) Part II: February 23 (Thu) - March 25 (Sun): Introduction to Japanese Painting

Hours: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Entrance until 4:30 p.m.); Closed
Monday (The Museum will be open when Monday is a national holiday.), the year-end and New Year holidays, and the change of exhibits.

Admission: Adults: ¥600
High School and College Students: ¥400
Junior High School Students or Younger: Free (with Parent or Guardian)
Groups of 20 or more: ¥100 Discount, each
* ¥100 Discount for Persons with Disability (with Presentation of the Physical Disability Certificate and Free Admission for one Caretaker)

Address: 2-3, Higashi-minatomachi, Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū-shi,
Fukuoka, 801-0853

Transportation: A 8-minute walk from JR Mojikō Station.

The museum visitors are reminded of the following for the enjoyment of the Museum by the other visitors.

Do not touch the exhibits and the display cases.
Do not use the fountain pens or the brushes which may stain the exhibits.
Switch off and do not use the mobile phones or activate the silent mode.
Do not take photographs.
Do not smoke.
Do not eat or drink any food or beverages brought in from outside.
Do not engage in acts or behavior which may disturb or annoy the others.
Do not bring in any dangerous materials.
Leave the umbrellas at the umbrella stand.
Do not bring in any animals and pets, except for guide or service dogs.

Opened in 2000 in Mojikō Retro Town (Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture) as an exhibition hall for the Idemitsu Collection. The building is a warehouse from the Taishō Period, extended and converted into a highly characterful art museum with a retro atmosphere.
Special exhibitions are held about five times a year, with themed exhibitions of selected works from the Idemitsu Collection of Japanese painting and calligraphy, and East Asian ceramics. Other attractions include a year-round exhibition of major works by Sam Francis (1923-1994), the American master of abstract expressionist who made his mark on the history of 20th century modern art, and a presentation on the life of Sazo Idemitsu, founder of Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., and the Museum, and the history of the Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. in the annex building.