(Image: Scroveni Chapel)

This is a ceramic art museum that reproduces and displays about 1,000 Western masterpieces owned by more than 190 museums in 26 countries around the world from ancient times to the present day with ceramic plates. The viewing route is about 4 km, one of the largest in Japan.

A ceramic plate masterpiece is a reproduction of a work on a large plate of pottery with colors and sizes faithful to the original. The color is not degraded over time compared to paper, canvas, and clay walls, and the size is reproduced to full size, so you can enjoy the power and realism of real masterpieces while looking at actual masterpieces.

(Image: 7 "Himawari" exhibition rooms)

Appreciate masterpieces from around the world with three unique exhibition methods

1 Environmental Exhibition
This is a three-dimensional exhibition where you can enjoy unprecedented realism that reproduces murals such as ancient archeological sites and chapels as they are with the environmental space.

2-system exhibition
The exhibition is on display in order so that the transition of Western art from ancient times to the present can be understood in art history.

3 Theme Exhibition
Exhibits representative works drawn by ancient and modern painters over the years. You can compare the differences in each expression method for each theme.

(Image: Monet's "Large Water Lilies")

In addition to providing audio guides and regular guides by museum staff as support for appreciation, various events are also held to enjoy the charm of masterpieces from various angles. In addition, facilities and support for children and people with physical disabilities are also substantial, so that a wide range of customers can use it with peace of mind.

(Image: Last Supper <before restoration> <after restoration>)

Beginning with the masterpiece "Sistina Hall", "Scroveni Chapel" with a solemn atmosphere, "Himawari" exhibition room where you can appreciate seven vases "Himawari" in one hall, "Mona Lisa", etc. You can experience museums around the world while living in Japan.

※This photo is a photograph of the exhibition works of the Otsuka Museum of Art.