Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art

Spent a lovely afternoon here. The staff were friendly, it was clean and quiet and the exhibitions were interesting. A great place to spend a few hrs on a cold winter afternoon. Child entry (11y) was free to the standard exhibition and only JY300 for the “special” exhibition. The best thing was the “live” exhibit where we were encouraged to look and then touch the installations to explore how what they felt like and then discuss how they made us feel - my daughter loved this!

The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art opened in 1977 and is one of Sapporo and Hokkaido’s leading public art museums. It primarily collects and exhibits Japanese and international artworks from the 20th century onward, with a strong focus on introducing artists connected to Hokkaido. The spiral staircase of this museum is one of its iconic architectural highlights, serving as an interior element that combines both function and beauty.

Interesting exhibition today on Tove Jansson creator of the moomins. This exhibition revealed her love of colour, oil painting and writing beyond the famous picture books. However the museum itself had this and one other exhibition - not what I was hoping for. Where is the permanent collection?

When I visited there, the exhibitin of Tove yasson was holding. There was lots of her works. (Illastrations of magazine and paintings and sketchs if moomin series) It was so interasting and I really enjoyed the exhibition. Overall, atmosphere of museum is cozy. I didn’t drop by a coffeeshop at 2nd floor, but I saw many people took a rest with thier refreshment.

Have few hours to spare before my flight and this is a great place to check out what’s exhibiting. There’s two exhibitions and I went for zen gallery. Showcasing Japanese art pieces from 14th century zen temples and its lineage to 2,500 years of Buddhism transmission from India to China and then Japan. Really fortunate to be able to see these fine masterpieces. Parking at nearby Big Shine 88 multistory carpark. Museum ticket for the Zen gallery for adult was ¥1,800.

We visited this place as it has a combined ticket with Hokkaido Village Open Air Museum, we didn't regret it. It was very interesting space to see the art exhibition that influenced by Hokkaido/Ainu's culture. Also ... It has giant sculptures of 🦣 hehehehe INTERESTING

Nice building! Love the chill space at the top overlooking the front through a giant window. Cafe had nice coffee, but no soy milk options. Staff were helpful, english explanation available. seems like they regularly update their exhibitions. I particularly liked the exhibit that encouraged visitors to touch the artworks (be sure to wipe hands before), I've not seen that before and always appreciated when art engages more of the senses than just sight. The shop was a bit of a let down, I'd have liked to buy postcards/prints of some of the art on display (sea fog), but it was mostly generic "popular" art, like a lot referencing monet, that I feel I could buy elsewhere (and some lovely crafts!!, but not what I was looking for sadly)

perfect place to stay. perfect view on the second floor. wonderful souvenirs. staff are very kind and warm.

its a beautiful museum in sapporo. part and small forest qround and we csn tske a walk with natural wind. sometimes big colabolation art gallarey come out. take time and enjoy.