Architect Masato Otaka and the Kamakura Annex

Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex

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Masato Otaka

The Kamakura Annex was designed by the architect Masato Otaka (1923-2010) and opened in 1984. The building was in stark contrast to the light-hearted impression of the Kamakura building (designed by Junzo Sakakura, closed in 2016). Here, thematic exhibitions featuring works mainly from the museum collection have been held and contemporary sculptures – one of the museum’s fortes – are introduced in the front garden. The activities undertaken over the past thirty-three years (prior to the closing of the Annex for renovations) are looked back on through the collection and reference materials exhibited at the Kamakura Annex, with focus on Otaka’s work from the point of view of its relation with Le Corbusier, Kunio Maekawa, and Teiichi Hijikata.

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Curator’s Talk
Dates: June 25 (Sun), July 9 (Sun), August 6 (Sun) 14:00–14:30

Schedule

May 27 (Sat) 2017-Sep 3 (Sun) 2017

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-17:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.

Fee

Adults ¥250; Under 20s and University Students ¥150; Seniors 65 & Over and High School Students ¥100; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates free; Special Exhibition Fees may be charged separately.

Venue

Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex
http://www.moma.pref.kanagawa.jp/en/

Location

2-8-1 Yukinoshita, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa 248-0005

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Access

14 minute walk from the East exit of Kamakura Station on the JR Yokosuka line or Enoshima Electric Railway; From the East exit of Kamakura Station, take the Enoden bus and get off at Hachimangu-ura. The venue is 2 minute walk from there.

Phone

0467-22-5000

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