Iwate Museum of Art
The Iwate Museum of Art (岩手県立美術館, iwate-ken-ritsu bijutsukan) or IMA[1] is a prefectural art museum in northern Honshu. It is at Morioka in Iwate Prefecture.[2]
| 岩手県立美術館 | |
 Entrance of museum | |
| Established | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Location | Morioka, Iwate |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | Yorozu Tetsugoro, Matsumoto Shunsuke, Funakoshi Yasutake |
| Director | Harada Hikaru |
| Website | http://www.ima.or.jp/en/enhome.html |
The museum's art is created by local artists such as Yorozu Tetsugoro, Matsumoto Shunsuke, and Funakoshi Yasutake.[3]
After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, all the temporary exhibitions during April 2011- March 2012 were canceled.[4]
History
The museum was opened in 2001.[3]
References
- IMA is an English acronym. IMA stands for "Iwate Museum of Art"; see Iwate Museum of Art (IMA), Symbol Mark Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-2-8.
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
- IMA, "Message from the Director" Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-2-8.
- IMA, News and topics Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-2-8.
Other websites
- http://www.ima.or.jp/en/enhome.html Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. http://www.ima.or.jp/ja/home.html Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
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