Clear and pleasant sound comes to your ears in the painting world of Kazu Wakita  
Kazu Wakita's universe of painting is where there are poems from the heart that extends without limit and where you can feel his penetrating view of nature and life. The universe is often likened as chamber music resonating clear sound. "Wakita Museum"　is a museum where elegant "music of color" breaths in green woods. It maintains 109 oil paintings, 72 sketches and drawings, and 101 silk screens, lithographs, and engravings (as of 1994) created by Kazu Wakita who represents the modern oil painting realm. It exhibits his works from days when he studied in Germany in 1920's, through the World War 2, to the current days, to display everything about the painter. Also the museum actively organizes art programs to get in contact with the modern, which results in enrooting refreshing cultural image into Karuizawa.
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Name WAKITA MUSEUM OF ART
Address 1570-4 Kyudo Karuizawa-chou, Naganoken 389-0100 Tel : 0267-42-2639
Opening time From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm. (to 6:00 p.m. in Golden Week, and from July 15 to September 15)
Admission Adult 1,000yen, University/High school student 600 yen, Junior high/Elementary student 500yen（group of 20 people or more gets 100 yen discount）
Opening period From April 17 to November end (open everyday except days for changing works for exhibition)
Opening period is subject to change each year.
History Museum opens since 1991　Works maintained　　works of Wakita109 oil paintings, 72 sketches, 101 engravings, etc.
Regular Office in Tokyo Amadeus House 303, 2-5-6 Jingumae, Shibuyaku, Tokyo 150-0001
Tel 03-5785-4138 : FAX 03-5785-4139 : Mail wmoa@wakita-museum.com
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WAKITA MUSEUM OF ART is 10 minutes away from JR Karuizawa station. It is located in Old Karuizawa atmosphere.

Kazu Wakita, a leading figure in the modern oil painting realm, realized his long-awaited dream creating this museum in 1991. This museum is built surrounding his long-cherished studio mountain cottage, in refreshing woods and natural illumination. You can deeply appreciate intimate and impressive world in this museum that resonates with nature.

The studio next to the museum was built by an architect, Mr. Junzo Yoshimura, in 1970. It is famous as an important building representing the wooden architectures of Japan in modern time.
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The museum exhibits collection of works by Kazu Wakita, mainly his numerous paintings, motives of which are birds, children, and plants, and also other programs. Every summer and fall, the museum holds concerts and art workshop, too.

Facing its court, there are a tea room and a museum shop selling museum's original goods and goods selected from the world map. Passing through the shop leads to a corridor, from which a big magnolia tree is seen in the center of the court. A cage attached to the tree is the good place for birds to gather. Please enjoy relaxed time listening to birds singing in reverberation of the paintings.

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Wakita museum was founded with a view to contributing to development and advancement of culture. It arranges a special environment where many people can appreciate art, makes works of art it owns including works of Kazu Wakita accessible to public, and conducts research and study on the artifacts. In addition to these, it interacts with artists both at home and from abroad, subsidizes new artists. Through its activities it promotes and diffuses culture and art.

Wakita museum will continue to do its uppermost in its activities, cherishing Kazu Wakita's intention as a founder, so that the museum can be a facility endeared by many people as a "place" where they have contact with art, learn it, interact with it, and feel joy of art
 
Wakita museum maintains and exhibits works of Kazu Wakita from inception to the latest to present his over 80-year achievement in art. Also it is engaged in art programs that seek contact point with the modern time through special programs, music concert, and workshop.
"Wakita museum patron membership" consists of individuals and corporations that understand and support the activity of the museum. The membership fee you provide is used to communicate with members and to support the museum. We sincerely look forward to your becoming a member.
 
 
■General membership (annual fee:5,000 yen)
■Individual membership(annual fee:30,000 yen)
■Corporate membership(annual fee:100,000 yen)