Kurume City Art Gallery

Kurume sightseeing spots

Kurume City Art Gallery

Address: Nonaka-machi 1015, Kurume-shi

Inquiries: Kurume City Art Museum
TEL:0942-39-1131
FAX:0942-39-3134
Enquiries via the official Kurume Art Museum homepage

Area: JR/Nishitetsu Kurume Area (Central Area)

Genre: Flowers and trees / Art museums and museums

Fees: Permanent Exhibition Fees

Individual Admissions: Standard ¥500, Seniors / University and HS students ¥300, JH students and below go FREE

Group Admissions (for 15 or more persons): Standard ¥400, Seniors / University and HS students ¥200, JH students and below go FREE

*For special exhibitions, separate fees apply.

Hours of Operation: 10 am - 5 pm (Last admission 4:30 pm)

Closed: Mondays (open on national and substitute holidays), during exhibition preparation periods and during New Year Holidays

Parking: 225 parking spaces are available at ¥200 for 2 hours.

5 bus parking spaces available at ¥500 per bus (upon reservation, for up to 1 day usage)

Access: A 10-minute walk from Kurume Station on the Nishitetsu Omuta Line.

By bus, take a Nishitetsu number 1, 7, 8, 9, 20, 22 or 25 to Bunka Center-mae (文化センター前).

Originally the Ishibashi Museum of Art, the museum re-opened as the Kurume City Art Museum on Saturday, November 19th, 2016. With the gallery’s reopening, the slogan ‘Connecting time, people and beauty through art.’ was revealed. The collections include Western art related to Kurume and Kyushu, with a wide variety of works on display. Next to the gallery is the ‘Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum’, where you can walk in the footsteps of this famous Kurume local, who founded the Bridgestone Company, the world’s largest maker of tires. From March 3rd 2020, due to the influence of the novel corona virus, both the Kurume City Art Museum and the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum were temporarily closed to the public. Temporary closures continue, affecting the ‘Kurume Art Museum COLLECTIONING: Ekaki ni Naritai!’ (I Want to Be a Painter!) exhibit, which was to commence on April 4th. For more updates on future exhibits, please visit the museum’s official website.