Ohara Museum of Art Ohara Magosaburo, president of Kurashiki Spinning Company, built the first Western museum of modern art in 1930. Magosaburo's friend and a painter as well as an art collector, Kojima Torajiro, started collecting art pieces with great support from Mr. Ohara. Later, Ohara Soichiro, a grandson of Magosaburo, added more and organized them. The exhibition in the main wing contains Western paintings and sculptures by El Greco, Renoir, Gauguin, Monet, and Picasso, and other world masters. Also there is an annex (Western style paintings and sculptures by contemporary artist), an applied fine arts complex (Ceramics by Kawai Kanjiro and Bernard Leach, prints by Munakata Shiko, dyeing by Serizawa Keisuke etc.), and an Oriental complex (Chinese and Indian antique art works). It is amazing to see their high quality as well as the quantity of pieces. Admission fee 1,000 yen/ Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Mondays/ 086-422-0005 Ohara Museum of Art http://iwe.kusa.ac.jp/OHARA/om_op.html 15 min. walk from JR Kurashiki Station to the Bikan Historical Quarter.

Kakei Museum of Art The exhibition includes ancient European ceramics, sculptures, ornamentation, and coins. Admission fee 800 yen/ Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m./ 086-427-7530 2 min. walk from Ohara Museum of Art

Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft

An old rice storehouse in the late Yedo period (1603 - 1867) is utilized as a museum to introduce some commodities and folk crafts from various places in the world.
Admission fee 700 yen/ Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Mondays/ 086-422-1637

3 min. walk from Ohara Museum of Art

Japanese Rural Toy Museum

This museum holds some folk toys and related materials from around the world. Also some old Japanese toys are on sale.
Admission fee 310 yen/ Open 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m./ 086-422-8058

4 min. walk from Ohara museum of Art

Kurashiki Archaeological Museum

Some stoneware, earthenware, and swords, which were excavated from Kibi region are chronologically displayed.
Admission fee 400 yen/ Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. between December and February), closed on Mondays/ 086-422-1542

2 min. walk from Ohara Museum of Art