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The explicit museum of Fukuoka better known as the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum was established in March 6th 1999 for the purpose of collection and exhibition of Asian contemporary and modern art forms. This museum boasts of its enormous collection of Asian artifacts, which amounts to around 17,000 collectibles. The artifacts and contemporary art forms in the Asian Art Museum of Fukuoka are introduced to the visitors through the medium of a wide range of collection and temporary exhibitions. These exhibitions undergo changes at regular interval of time to serve the purpose of displaying rich and diversified art expressions to render a fresh effect every time. Asian Art Museum in Fukuoka also has a parent museum that provides a proper base for this museum to establish itself. The parent museum of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum is the Fukuoka Art Museum, which was established in 1979, and it continued to go ahead with its collections through exhibitions for more than 20 years and finally became a key representative in the realm of Fukuoka art and culture. Asian Art Museum in Fukuoka collects art works from the streams of modern to the contemporary period, folk art, and ethnic artwork. This museum holds the heritage and collection from the 23 Asian countries like regions from East of Pakistan, South of Mongolia, West of Indonesia etc. Address:
7 & 8th floor, Riverain Center Building
3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City Opening hours: 10:00 am-20:00 pm
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