Benesse House Museum
Benesse House Museum is a museum in Naoshima, Kagawa. Benesse House Museum is situated nearby to Lee Ufan Museum, as well as near Chichu Art Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Japan
- Also known as: “Benesse Art Site”, “Benesse Art Site Naoshima”, and “Benesse House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chichu Art Museum and Lee Ufan Museum.
Chichu Art Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Chichu Art Museum is a museum built directly into a southern portion of the island of Naoshima in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was designed by architect Tadao Ando and opened to the public on July 18, 2004. Chichu Art Museum is situated 600 metres northwest of Benesse House Museum.
Lee Ufan Museum
Museum
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lee Ufan Museum is an art museum on Naoshima, an island of Japan, dedicated to the work of Korean artist Lee Ufan. The first-ever museum in the world of such a kind, it was designed as a collaboration between Japanese architect Tadao Ando and Lee himself. Lee Ufan Museum is situated 470 metres northwest of Benesse House Museum.
Benesse House Oval
Hotel
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Benesse House Oval is a hotel, which is situated 160 metres northeast of Benesse House Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamano.
Tamano
Photo: Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0.
Tamano is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 October 2022, the city had an estimated population of 55,889 in 27087 households, and a population density of 540 persons per km2. Its total area is 103.58 square kilometres…
Benesse House Museum
- Categories: art museum, art project, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Naoshima, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.44523° or 34° 26′ 43″ northLongitude
133.99066° or 133° 59′ 26″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8Q6MCXWR+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 1357191882OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
12022109Wikidata ID
Q11337011
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Benesse House Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “直島倍樂生藝術中心”
- Chinese: “贝乐思之家直岛现代美术馆”
- Dutch: “Benesse Art Site Naoshima”
- French: “musée de Benesse House”
- French: “Musée de Benesse House”
- French: “site artistique Benesse de Naoshima”
- Japanese: “ベネッセアートサイト直島”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 倉浦 and 京ノ山.
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