Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art

Mito City

Central Ibaraki

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The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki is located near Lake Semba in Mito City. The facility features works by artists from Japan and overseas.

Information

Address: 666-1 Higashikubo, Semba-cho, Mito
Access: By public transport: 5-minute bus ride or 20-minute walk from Mito Station on the JR Joban Line
Business Hours: Business Hours 9:30-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed Mondays (If a national holiday falls on a Monday, the museum will be open that day and closed on Tuesday)
Closed for New Year's Holiday from December 29 to January 1
Website: http://www.modernart.museum.ibk.ed.jp/english/index.html
Contact: TEL: 029-243-5111
Prices: Admission (price in brackets applicable to groups of 20 or more)
Adults 320 yen (240 yen)
Ages 70 or above 160 yen (120 yen)
High school and university students 240 yen (180 yen)
Elementary & junior high school students 180 yen (120 yen)

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