Greetings

Karuizawa New Art Museum is an art museum that opened in 2012.
If you walk straight down the main street from the north exit of Karuizawa Station, when you approach Kyu-Karuizawa you will see a modern building made entirely of glass, reminiscent of white larch, and composed of many columns.
Designed by architect Nishimori Rikuo, the building gives everyone who sees it a refreshing impression that is typical of Karuizawa.
The first floor of the building houses various facilities including shops, a glass chapel designed by architect Kengo Kuma in the garden, and the second floor houses an art museum with an exhibition room covering approximately one thousand square meters.

Since its opening, the museum has mainly exhibited contemporary Japanese art, selecting and introducing a wide variety of artists from a unique perspective. In recent years, the museum has expanded its scope to introduce new art not only from Japan but also from all over the world, including artists who are being introduced in Japan for the first time.
We also plan our exhibitions with original content, striving to provide visitors with an opportunity to experience the one-of-a-kind art that can only be found at our museum.

Many tourists who come to this area visit our museum. In order to satisfy such customers, in addition to the exhibits as a museum, we also have a museum shop, bookstore, gallery, cafe and restaurant, and we operate with the consideration to be an enjoyable facility that provides various services in addition to art and satisfies all visitors.

Our museum has been visited by people of all ages and regions, and in recent years, we have been able to attract visitors not only from Japan but also from all over the world.
Currently, various forms of expression are being created in the field of art, and I believe that more and more new works will continue to be created in the future. Our museum will strive to deliver these new artistic expressions and ideas to all visitors, regardless of age, gender, or nationality, to create emotions, and develop into a facility that can provide hints for life.

We hope that by visiting our museum and experiencing a variety of art, you will feel at least a little happy.

Director of Karuizawa New Art Museum
Eiichi Matsuhashi