Hurry before it closes!

📍 DIC Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art The DIC Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art is a private museum in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture. It stores and exhibits the collections of three generations of the Kawamura family, including Kijuro Kawamura, and is operated by DIC Corporation. It was established on the premises of DIC's general research institute to display art collected by DIC and its affiliated companies, and opened on May 2, 1990. It was formerly known as the Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art. The museum building, designed by Ebihara Ichiro, one of Japan's leading modernist architects, stands in a garden of about 10,000 square meters that makes use of the Satoyama topography of Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture. The news spread that the museum, which has been loved in this area for a long time since its opening in 1990, will close on March 31, 2025. I visited the museum with the hope of getting a last look at the Rothko Room and Frank Stella's works before the closure. There were 50 to 60 people lined up at the bus stop that goes directly from Tokyo Station to the museum, and an air of quiet excitement was in the air. Unfortunately, photography is not permitted anywhere inside the museum. We were only able to take photos of the exterior and garden. The museum is closed, and there is a possibility that it will remain closed. I'm really glad that I was able to visit this time! There is still some time before the museum closes, so please be sure to check it out! #0YenTravelFebruary2025