Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art

The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art (岡山県立美術館, Okayama Kenritsu Bijutsukan) is a prefectural art museum located in Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1988, it is one of Japan's many museums supported by a prefectural government. The museum holds a collection of approximately two thousand works and serves as a major cultural institution in the Chugoku region.

The museum was established on July 1, 1987, and opened to the public on March 18, 1988. The institution was designed by Okada Shinichi of Okada & Associates. As a prefectural museum, it was founded with public support to serve as a center for art appreciation and cultural education within Okayama Prefecture. The museum has operated since its opening with a dual mission of maintaining permanent collections and organizing temporary exhibitions.

The museum's collection comprises approximately two thousand works. While the sources do not specify exact disciplinary boundaries, the institution functions as a general art museum with both permanent holdings and rotating temporary exhibitions. The collection size suggests a scope broad enough to represent multiple periods and media, consistent with the mission of a regional prefectural museum in Japan.

The museum building was designed by architect Okada Shinichi and his firm, Okada & Associates. The structure was completed in time for the museum's opening in 1988. The museum is situated in Okayama City, within the Kita-ku ward, in a location that connects it to other cultural institutions in the prefectural capital.

The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art is located in Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It operates under prefectural ownership and support. Visitors can access information through the museum's website at http://okayama-kenbi.info/. The museum maintains active programming through both its permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. Nearby cultural institutions include the Okayama Prefectural Museum, Okayama Orient Museum, Hayashibara Museum of Art, Okayama Symphony Hall, and Kōraku-en garden.