Name of foundation
  Wakita museum foundation
Main address
  1243 Unosawahara Karuizawa, Ooaza, Karuizawamachi, Kitasakugun, Nagano-ken.
Establishment
  February 22, 1990
Objectives
  This foundation collects works of art and their related documents, preserves them, operates a museum, and conducts research and study. It aims to contribute to cultural development and advancement in its effort to nurture new artists and to promote art and cultivation of aesthetic sentiment.
  • To construct a museum and operate it
  • To collect works of art, put them in order, and preserve them.
  • To make works of art accessible to public and hold special exhibitions for researchers.
  • To organize research study, seminar, lectures etc. regarding works of art.
  • To award new artists and subsidize them.
  • To prepare books and references, etc. regarding works of art and publish them.
  • Other activities necessary to achieve the objectives.
Directors
   
 
10 museum directors Chief Director Satoshi Wakita
  Director Shoichi Kajima
  Director Yasuharu Satou
  Director Hiroto Sumiyoshi
  Director Minoru Nagaoka
  Director Kazuyuki Narusawa
  Director Masataka Tomita
  Director Tokushichi Hasegawa
  Director Seiichi Mizuno
  Director Hidefumi Matsui
2 auditors Auditor Kunihiro Toya
  Auditor Kouji Utsu
20 councilors
Museum opened since
  June 2, 1991
Design and construction of the main building
  Kashima Kensetsu Co. Ltd.
Basic design of the main building
  Kazu Wakita
Studio design   Junzo Yoshimura / Yoshimura Design Office
Works maintained   Kazu Wakita's 109 Oil paintings, 72 sketches and drawings, 101 silk screens, lithographs, engravings, and others (as of 2006)