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The World’s 100 Best Museums

Chichu Art Museum

Naoshima, Japan

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Chichu Art Museum

Art museum built into a hill on Naoshima by Tadao Ando, showing works by only a few artists. The concrete rooms are lit by daylight, including one with five Water Lilies paintings by Monet.

Highlights

  • Monet's Water Lilies room
  • James Turrell light works
  • Tadao Ando's concrete building

Good to know

  • Timed tickets, book in advance
  • No photography inside
  • Shoes off in some rooms

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