Sezon Museum of Modern Art

The Sezon Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The museum hosts exhibitions on contemporary art. History The intention with creating this museum was to preserve the works of Yasujiro Tsutsumi. Founded in 1962 as the Tanakawa Museum, the facility was moved to Karuizawa City in 1981. In 1991, the name was changed to Sezon Museum of Modern Art. The museum also preserves and exhibits the collection of the Saison Museum, which was closed in 1999. The museum building was designed to blend in with the natural surroundings of Karuizawa City. The sculptures in the garden were designed by Isamu Wakabayashi.