Contemporary Art Space Osaka

CASO (or Kaigandori Gallery), an ex-warehouse in the waterfront area of Osaka harbor, is one of the largest rental space for contemporary art in Japan (opened in 2000). Address: 2-7-23 Kaigandori, Minato-ku, Osaka. [en, ja]

National Museum of Art

Opened in 1977 in the building of the Expo Museum of Fine Arts (built for the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka). Main purpose of the museum is to show how Japanese art has developed in relation to art in the rest of the world: influence of Asian art since the ancient times, relationship to Western art from 16th through the early 20th century, and worldwide exchange in contemporary art. Address: 10-4, Expo Park, Senri, Suita. [en, ja]

Osaka e-Art Gallery

Online gallery of the Osaka Prefectural Government for presenting its art collection. Permanent collection (international and Japanese art): painting, prints, sculptures, photographs, crafts, 3D images. Virtual tour of Osaka Triennale 2001, including the complete catalog (in PDF). [en, ko, ja]