Museum of Photographic Fine Arts
［Tel］0742-22-9811
［FAX］ 0742-22-9722
［Address］600-1 Takabatake-cho, Nara
Museum Overview
The Nara City Museum of Photographic Fine Arts was opened on April 4, 1992. Nara's photographer, Taikichi Irie, who had taken photographs of Nara and other areas in Yamato for nearly half a century, donated his entire collection to the city.
This gave the impetus for the creation of the Museum. It offers residents and non-residents the opportunity to appreciate the photography of Irie and others. The city of Nara embodies an historical legacy from long, long ago. The Museum's aim is to be one of the centers for expressing the rich personality of the citizens of Nara, who have inherited this legacy.
This is the first photography museum in Western Japan, and we hope you will find the time you spend here inspiring and tranquil.
- Structure: Steel reinforced concrete
- Scale: One floor above ground, one basement floor, and a partial second basement floor.
- Site area=3,667.00m2
- Combined floor area=2,313.99m2
【Operating Hours】
The museum is open from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (entry is only permitted until 4:30 p.m., however).
【Days the Museum Is Closed】
It is closed Mondays (when Monday falls on a holiday it is closed the next closest weekday), the day following a holiday (unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday), from December 27 to January 3, and whenever the exhibitions are being rearranged.
【Admission Fee】
General…………500 yen
High school and university students…200 yen
Elementary and junior high school students……100 yen
※Groups of 30 or more are eligible for a 20 percent discount
※These fees do not apply to some special exhibitions
※1-year pass available for 2,500 yen
Directions to the Museum
From the JR Nara or Kintetsu Nara Station take the loop-line bus to Wariishi-cho. Walk east about 10 minutes. The Museum is on the west side of Shin Yakushi-ji.
Information：Projects Department Culture Administration Section
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