Outline
The Taro Okamoto Museum of Art mainly collects and preserves the works of Taro Okamoto, and his parents Kanoko and Ippei.
Exhibitions will be held to encourage the questioning of accepted ideas and create new possibilities in art.
Also lectures and workshops will be held on related fields.
The museum will also support the creative activities of the citizens in the hope of contributing to and enhancing the richness in their lifestyles and the development of their cultural background.
Exhibitions will be held to encourage the questioning of accepted ideas and create new possibilities in art.
Also lectures and workshops will be held on related fields.
The museum will also support the creative activities of the citizens in the hope of contributing to and enhancing the richness in their lifestyles and the development of their cultural background.
February | 1989 | "The World of Kanoko Okamoto – in memory of her birth a century ago"exhibition held at the Kawasaki City Museum. |
April | 1990 | ‘Ippei Okamoto and his apprentices’ held at the Kawasaki City Museum. |
April | 1991 | ‘Taro Okamoto – Outstanding Talent from Kawasaki’ exhibition held at the Kawasaki City Museum. |
November | 1991 | 352 principle works of Taro Okamoto donated to Kawasaki City. |
December | 1991 | Construction of the museum decided upon. |
June | 1992 | Organization and planning committee for the building of the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art established. |
January | 1993 | Taro Okamoto awarded tha title ‘Honorable Citizen of the City of Kawasaki’. |
March | 1993 | Basic concept for the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art decided upon. An additional 1427 principle works of Taro Okamoto donated to kawasaki City. |
April | 1993 | Detailed – planning committee for construction of the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art established. ‘Taro – a kaleidoscope’ exhibition held at the Kawasaki City Museum. |
July | 1993 | Basic plan for construction of the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art decided upon. Ikuta Green Belt decided upon as the proposed building site. Construction committee for the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art established. |
March | 1995 | Basic construction plan, basic exhibition working plan and the working plan for the symbol tower completed. |
December | 1995 | Committee for collecting and evaluating works for the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art established. |
January | 1996 | Taro Okamoto dies at the age of eighty – four. |
March | 1996 | Construction working plan for the symbol tower completed. the working plan for the construction of the museum. |
June | 1996 | Exhibition in memory of Taro Okamoto held at Art Garden, Kawasaki. |
November | 1996 | Work begins on the construction of the museum. |
March | 1997 | Guidance and research council for the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art established. |
September | 1997 | 97 TARO’ exhibition held at 21Sin – Yurigaoka. |
November | 1997 | ‘Work begins on the gallery and the symbol tower. "Tower of the Mother". |
February | 1999 | Construction of the building and the interior completed. |
April | 1999 | Inauguration of the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art announced. The Kawasaki Museum Promotion Foundation is entrusted with its administration. Construction work for the symbol tower is completed. |
July | 1999 | All construction work for the museum completed. |
October | 1999 | Opening |