The National Museum of Art, Osaka

Went for the special exhibition, after seeing Nakka museum. Spent about 1hr to see the whole museum. Is adjacent to the science museum. Very cute gift shop, as well! Had Yoshitomo Nara merch

I had a great time going through the museum. They had several pieces you could view for free which I actually really liked. They currently have the exhibition of Yoichi Umetsu: Crystal Palace. The placards were also in English which really made a difference for me, it allowed to understand the artist, his intentions and motivations. The entry is only 1200 yen, 1000 yen after 5PM and that's a bargain. Recommended!

Located next to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, this beautifully designed gallery in an underground space features the exhibition Portraits of Her, curated from selected pieces in their collection. It offered plenty of fascinating works to enjoy.

Bought the amazing pass. Travelled across Osaka and got to the entrance where I learned there is a charge. Oh yes, the free part of the museum has a total of 4 pieces of art. I will include what you will see. My son who is a high school student was able to see the paid exhibition. He was not impressed. Classic bait and switch. This was really disgusting and a terrible way to treat visitors to Osaka. Really a tremendous waste of time, both the amazing pass and this "art museum". And like other people describe, there are way too many people employed here and they are directed to stand up and shadow you when you approach exhibits. I'm not sure if this is a cultural thing but it really made us very uncomfortable and destroyed any enjoyment of the museum. I can possibly see their purpose because I saw a family of Chinese tourists and they were told to hold their little girls hand. They refused in the little girl went up to the art. It may help with such minor incidents but if someone had intention of doing harm I don't think they could stop them. Basically it was just creepy and made the place seem uncomfortable and unwelcoming. And before anyone has something to say about me calling out Chinese tourists, well, in general they are a scourge and are very disrespectful tourists. Just search Chinese tourist reputation.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi exhibit was great. I would've loved to have seen the rest of his works if we had been earlier in January as the exhibit was split over a few months and some art was swapped out. Really fantastic collection. I didn't see any free exhibits here, all paid; between ¥1700 and ¥2000 per adult. Lockers were a good touch for ease of access, take a ¥100 coin for the key.

Nice gallery for those interested in art but I don’t think casual visitors would get much out of it. The museum is quite dark and has an illogical layout.

Bizarre works of yoichi umetsu, surreal and organic. Seems like he worked with a group of potters and printmakers who support his work. I heard his work is inspired by plastic tree. Hard work put out to create the exhibition!

I’m a big fan of museums in Japan, whenever I come to Japan my biggest interest is only in art exhibitions. I have visited Osaka for many times and finally got to visit this one since they have closed for a long time… The disappointment is not about art or artist. I felt bad for smelling weird inside the building. And also, the position they put artwork made me feel like just placing it at will. Works are beautiful including the main exhibition that has ticket on sale, but it’s not a comfortable experience for me to look at art. I know the lighting usually won’t be too strong in museums because they want you to focus on the artwork, but this one I don’t know why somehow too dark? Hope they will improve in the future. They really have nice art but the arrangement inside is not good.

The very first time I saw this gigantic structure I was immediately captivated and found out later on that this is Osaka's National Art Museum. What I like about this place is that it's never crowded and so you can slowly take your time to enjoy the work of arts. Also the Science Museum is just beside it , really convenient.

This museum was interesting. It seemed like it only holds rotating or traveling exhibitions.. I was just confused I came and they were showcasing Ryan Gander - These Wings Aren't for flying. And Ryan Gander - greatest story ever told. they charged it as two exhibitions. The works were very cool. After these two exhibits, I asked the front desk, if there was anymore? Like I thought in most other museums like MoMA or Met, they have special exhibits, and then regular exhibits. In a very polite manner, She said No, that's it. Location of the museum is 10/15 minute walk from subway station. In a part of time that seemed non-touristy. Look for the building/sculpture that looks like something out of star trek and that is the museum!!

Unlike the over crowded art galleries and museums in Tokyo, you can really spend sometime in front of your favorite pieces. Open on national bank holidays.

The art museum whose appearance such as the huge art object shows a lot of conspicuously in this neighborhood. I go to underground by escalator not on the first floor to enter this art museum. The inside is stylish as well as the outside, too. There is a place such as the first floor in the basement, and there is also an exhibition there. If you buy a ticket for a speical exhibition, you can also see the exhibition at the first floor in the basement. The special exhibition is usually in the room on the second floor in the basement. I often get a pair of tickets of various art exhibitions by lotteries or have them from acquaintances. It was the exhibition of overseas artworks. Only for 15 or 30 first arrival, it had an event to have a professional likeness illustrator draw a portrait of him or her for 500 yen. There were two likeness illustrators, and one was a teacher of the famous culture school, the other was the winner of the championship at famous TV program (they compete for a champion) two years in a row. My friend was drawn by the culture school teacher, I was drawn by the winner of the TV program. I heard the fierce incident that happened in the painter, while I had him draw my face. So I was at a loss for words. The picture was prettier than I. He certainly described my portrait of a bright expression in a pop style, though he experienced many hardships. Since it must not become the copyright infringement, I don't post the picture on this website. This is because it is a picture of a professional likeness illustrator. To an art exhibition, a lecture or an event is occasionally carried out. Mostly you should come on Saturday or Sunday after checking it in a website.