The Hakone Open-Air Museum is a Harmony of Sculpture and Nature. It was opened in scenic Hakone in 1969, the first museum in Japan devoted to sculpture in the open air.
The museum is situated in 70,000 sqm of parkland and has distant vistas of mountain and sea that change with the changing seasons.
In 2014, around 300 works of Picasso were added with the over 120 works displayed in the open. Picasso's works are placed inside and photography is prohibited.
Museum staff members check the status of the sculptures daily and carry out any necessary conservation to preserve their beauty and original condition. The staff also focuses on landscaping and planting. The sculptures are placed to balance and harmonize with the terrain of the surrounding mountains.
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| Hakone Open Air Museum, Hakone, Japan |
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| 1949 People and Pegasus |
1949 People and Pegasus by a Swedish American artist, Carl Milles (1875~1955)
A combination of various styles of arts: Greek Archaic, Gothic and Baroque elements; Greek Mythology hero, Bellerophon is riding on Pegasus, towering over and trying to fly higher.
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| 1976 Femme au Repos |
1976 Femme au Repos by a cuban artist, Agustin Cardenas (1927~ )
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| 1968 Manteau |
1968 Manteau by a japanese artist, Churyo Sato (1912~2011)
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| 1986 La Pleureuse |
1986 La Pleureuse by french couple sculptors: Francois-Xavier (1927~2008) and Claude Lalanne (1924~ )
A woman's head with leafy hair and teary-eyed face, lying on her right cheek.
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| view from Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan |
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| Hakone Open-Air Musuem, Japan |
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| 1979 Pole |
1979 Pole by a Japanese artist, Minami Tada (1924~2014)
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| 1979 The World of the Sounds |
1979 mosaic The World of the Sounds by a Japanese artist, Genichiro Inokuma (1902~1993)
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| 1968 Miss Black Power |
1968 poryurethane resin, poryurethane paint Miss Black Power by a french artist, Niki de Saint Phalle (1930~2002)
A bit puzzled for not being proportion, head is too small for fatty big torso. Shows though, a woman standing tall wearing a colourful dress depicts women's self confidence.
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| 1982~83 Fugue Fusante |
1982~1983 Fugue Fusante by a French artist, Antoine Poncet (1928~ )
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| 1993 Close |
1993 iron made Close by a UK artist, Antony Gormley (1950~ )
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| 1993 Close and 1979 The World of The Sounds at Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan |
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| from left: 1968 Miss Black Power, 1982~83 Fugue Fusante, 1993 Close and 1979 The World of the Sounds at Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan |
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| Symphonic Sculpture |
Symphonic Sculpture by Gabriel Loire
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| Symphonic Sculpture by Gabriel Loire |
The stairs at the bottom lead you all the way up to the top.
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| inside the Symphonic Sculpture |
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| view from the top of Symphonic sculpture |
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| view from the top of Symphonic sculpture |
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| Hakone Open-Air Museum Cafe |
Cafe at the Hakone Open-Air Museum is located on the first floor of the Green Gallery building next to the Picasso Pavillon. Spacious cafe features spectacular views of the outdoor sculptures and the beauty of the nature. The menu includes various selections of sandwiches and deserts
Check out the other art works displayed at Hakone Open-Air Museum:
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Hakone Open-Air Museum
Part 1 |
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Hakone Open-Air Museum
Part 2
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Hakone Open-Air Museum
Part 3
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More art works the next blog:
Hakone Open-Air Museum Part 5 features Henry Moore
How to get there:
From Gora: Take the Tozan train and alight after one stop at Chokoku-No-Mori Station.
follow the signs to the Open Air Museum.
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| Getting to the Hakone Open-Air Museum |
From Shinjuku, we took the Romance Car to Hakone Yumoto.
From Hakone Yumoto Station, we went down across the road and took the Bus 2 bound to Moto Hakone Ko and Hakone Machi Ko. We alighted at Moto Hakone Ko.
From Moto Hakone Ko, we joined the Lake Ashii Cruise to Togendai Ko
From Togendai Ko, we took the Ropeway to Ubako station
From Ubako station, we took the Bus to Sounzan station
From Sounzan Station, we took the cable car to Gora station
We had our lunch near Gora station before we went to the Open-Air Museum by the Tozan Railway train.
A separate post for our
Hakone trip March 2016.
Check out the places we had visited in Japan:
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| Japan trip 2014 |
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Getting Around Tokyo:
Akihabara
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Hakone trip
March 2016 |
See also:
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Family World Travels
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