Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

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HAT Kobe

International Health Development Center Bldg.
JICA Kansai
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
Kobe Joint Government Office for Disaster Management
Japanese Red Cross Society Hyogo Prefectural Chapter
HEMC (Hyogo Emergency Medical Center)/Japanese Red Cross Kobe Hospital
Hyogo Institute for Traumatic Stress
Japan Student Services Organization Hyogo International House

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Basic Principles, History and Organization

The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art was opened in HAT Kobe in April 2002 as a symbol of “Cultural Reconstruction” after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1995. (HAT Kobe is the nickname of the Kobe New Eastern City Center, which was developed as an urban space to lead the 21st century urban civilization.)

　Through the proactive development of artistic activities, especially the fine arts, we aim to recover and restore "human spiritual happiness”, which is a shared issue throughout 21st century urban living. In particular, we aim to create a museum of art based on six basic concepts which cultivate the sensitivities and raise the energy of the children, as it is they who bear the future.

1. A museum of art which is the core of “Cultural Revival” and new urban development. <br>2. A museum of art which inherits and expands on the Prefectural Museum of Modern Art. <br>3. A museum of art which works with various artistic activities. <br>4. A museum of art which is future oriented in creating new art. <br>5. A museum of art which engages the people of the prefecture. <br>6. A museum of art which becomes a hub of international exchange.

Let's regain people's emotional richness through art.

This is the mission of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art ? the symbol of “Cultural Reconstruction” after the disaster.

1970	October	Opening of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art (hereafter called “Museum of Modern Art”)
1994	April 28	Establishment of a committee to formulate the basic concept of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
1995	January 17	Museum of Modern Art damaged by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
	January 18	Museum of Modern Art temporarily closed (until August 14)
	April 24	Museum of Modern Art restoration work started
	June	Basic concept of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art formulated
	August 15	Re-opening of the Museum of Modern Art East and West Buildings
	November 11	Re-opening of the Museum of Modern Art Main Building
	November 20	Establishment of a committee to formulate the basic plan of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
	December 10	Museum of Modern Art restoration work completed
1996	October	Basic plan of the Prefectural Museum of Art formulated
1997	March 17	As a result of an international proposal competition, Tadao Ando Architect & Associates appointed as the designer
	September	Basic design completed
1998	March	Detail design completed
	March 31	Emeritus Director Kaihara Toshitami retired
	April 01	Kimura Shigenobu appointed as Director
1999	March	Building work started
2001	September	Building work completed
	September 25	Closed for relocation to the "Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art ? Hall of the Arts ?" (temporary name)
2002	March 27	Partial amendments to the ordinance concerning establishment and management of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art (Hyogo Prefectural Ordinance No.32) Articles set up in relation to the establishment and relocation of the museum
	April 04	Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Opening Commemoration Ceremony
	April 06	Opening of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
2006	April 01	Kimura Shigenobu appointed as Emeritus Director
		Nakahara Yusuke appointed as Director
2010	March 31	Director Nakahara Yusuke retired
2010	April 01	Nakahara Yusuke appointed as Emeritus Director
		Mino Yutaka appointed as Director
2011	March 03	Death of Yusuke Nakahara Honorary Director

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■Message from the Director

General Affairs and Business Department

■General Affairs Group
Works on accounting, item management, document management as well as maintenance and management of facilities and equipment, and other works on disaster risk reduction, safety and security.

■Business and Public Relations Group
In charge of promotional activities linked with the community, as well as publishing the information magazine HART, commercial photo-shoots, and other public relations activities linked with the media.

■Art Information Group
Providing information at the Art Information Center, based on collected documents about art, pictorial records of exhibitions, videos, etc. The group works to offer better services to provide people with access to information about art through materials for browsing and exhibition brochures to be taken home.

Planning and Curatorial Department

■Planning Arrangement, Education and Event Group
As part of education and outreach activities, the group works with schools, offers art lessons, organizes events for children, and manages volunteers and the museum supporter's group “Tomo no Kai.” Also administers prefectural exhibitions and other events, and rental spaces.

■Special Exhibitions and International Exchange Group
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art holds a rich variety of special exhibitions of art from different eras and regions. This group focuses on planning these special exhibitions, negotiating with owners of art both within Japan and overseas regarding the borrowing of artwork, and displaying works.

■Permanent Exhibitions and Permanent Collection Group
A museum’s task is to collect, study, and research fine arts, and display and publicize the fruits of that work. This group works on these activities, as well as donation/deposit management, artwork loans to other museums, providing illustrations of artworks for outside of the museum, etc.

■Conservation Group
To prevent artworks from deteriorating, or to store the works in a proper condition for the next generation, is one of the main duties of a museum. This group's activities include environment control, investigation of the conditions of the collections, establishment of their preservation plans, and actual preservation and restoration procedures by personnel specialized in preservation and restoration.

Art Coordinator

As professionals in the cultural business field, Art Coordinators draw on their experiences to organize events from various genres, such as attractive exhibitions in the Gallery Wing and music and dance performances. They are also engaged in strategic advertising and publicity activities using private-sector know-how.