Pola Museum of Art

Pola Museum of Art
Pola Museum of Art
ポーラ美術館
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General information
Address	1285 Kozukayama, Sengokuhara
Town or city	Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	35°15′25″N 139°1′16″E / 35.25694°N 139.02111°E
Opened	September 2002
Website
	www.polamuseum.or.jp/english

Pola Museum of Art (ポーラ美術館, Pōra Bijutsukan) is located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in September 2002 within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It houses the collection of over 9,500 works acquired by the former head of the Pola cosmetics group, including many works of French Impressionism and of the École de Paris.^[1]^[2] The striking building is by Nikken Sekkei.^[3]^[4] The museum added the "Pola Museum of Art Nature Trail" in 2013, a 670 meter long hiking trail along the museum grounds intended for museum guests to enjoy the scenery at Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.^[5]

Collection

Pont de Gleize at Arles by Vincent van Gogh (1888)
Portrait of Reiko Sitting by Ryūsei Kishida (1919)

References

^ "Pola Museum of Art - About the Museum". Pola Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^ Tai Kawabata (3 September 2003). "POLA star shines bright in Hakone". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^ "Pola Museum of Art - The Building". Pola Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^ "Pola Museum of Art". Nikken Sekkei. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^ "POLA Museum of Art". Japan Deluxe Tours. Retrieved 22 May 2019.