The NMAO collection of about 8,000 works by Japanese and overseas artists predominantly from 1945 onwards is Japan's largest collection of contemporary art. The collection is displayed in thematic exhibitions that change several times a year, providing an introduction to the important artists and works essential for an understanding of contemporary art.
Pelli's building The museum structure is itself an example of the modern architect's art. The present museum was designed by the Argentine architect
César Pelli. Most of the museum facilities are located underground, next to the
Osaka Science Museum. Pelli suggested that the externally visible design structure represents waving reeds in the wind. The entrance, auditorium, restaurant and the museum shop are located just beneath ground level, with exhibits and storage facilities on the next two floors beneath. Collection exhibitions are held mainly on the 2nd basement level, with special and co-organized exhibitions held on the 3rd basement level.
Union catalog The Union Catalog of the Collections of the National Art Museums, Japan, is a consolidated catalog of material held by the four Japanese national art museums—the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto (
MOMAK), the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo (
MOMAT), the National Museum of Art in Osaka (NMAO), and the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo (
NMWA): •
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MOMAK). •
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) • National Museum of Art, Osaka (NMAO) •
National Museum of Western Art (NMWA) The online version of this union catalog is currently under construction, with only selected works available at this time. •
Leiko Ikemura (1951- ), Japan •
Miyako Ishiuchi (1947- ), Japan •
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1893–1953), Japan •
Boris Mikhailov (1938- ), Ukraine •
Ryuji Miyamoto (1947- ), Japan •
Pablo Picasso (1886–1973), Spain ==See also==