Facility Outline:
Major comprehensive art museum in Hokkaido
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, which opened in July 1977 near downtown Sapporo, is one of Hokkaido’s most comprehensive facilities of its kind. Known locally as Kinbi (short for Kindai Bijutukan, meaning “modern art museum” in Japanese), it has extended its collection since its establishment and hosted a wide range of exhibitions with regional and international flavors. The museum also acts as a venue for a variety of presentations and workshops with emphasis on improving its educational activities and information provision services.
The facility’s collection encompasses as many as 4,800 works. These are centered around the three themes of Jules Pascin and the École de Paris, art associated with Hokkaido, and glass art craft. And also these are included Japanese modern art, Ukiyoe prints and European prints.

A Beaux-Arts restaurant dish made with focus on vegetables. The menu changes with the seasons.
Permanent Exhibition:
Feel the changing seasons through art

This large spiral staircase is depicted in the museum mark.
In sessions called Gallery Talks held from 2 p.m. every Saturday, a curator provides commentary on the exhibits. Volunteer-guided gallery tours (in Japanese only) are run every day except national holidays.

Little Girl with a Bouquet by Jules Pascin, 1925 – 1926

Laburnum Lamp by Louis Comfort Tiffany, around 1900 – 1910

The Morning mist (The northland) by Kaichi Igushi,1944

Matsuura, Takeshiro by Eien Iwahashi,1970-79
Recommended Activities:
Exhibits unique to Hokkaido
Hokkaido is at the northernmost part of the Japanese archipelago and underwent rapid modernization after the late 19th century. Its historical and natural heritage make it a truly unique place in Japan. The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art collects and displays major artworks created and developed in the region.