Man is shackled by preconceived ideas, set theories. In art, as in science, people's minds have blinders--established theories-- which deprive them of liberty of thought. Wishing to maintain my freedom to doubt, I have named this museum the Kahitsukan, to indicate that it and all things (Ka) might not really (hitsu) be as one is led to believe. I only hope that somehow it will make an original contribution to beauty. Yoshitomo Kajikawa Kahitsukan - Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art , Director

Facade Elevator Hall Entrance Hall Sun Garden Kahitsukan - Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art Location 271, Kitagawa, Gion, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0073 JAPAN Telephone 075-525-1311 FAX 075-525-0611 E-mail kahitsu@kahitsukan.or.jp Museum Hours 10:00 - 17:30 (admission till 17:00) Closed Monday, year-end-year-beginning period, exhibition preparation period. Admission Fees General 1000yen / Student 800yen Exhibition Galleries Basement through 5th floor Inauguranted November, 1981 Museum Design Yoshitomo Kajikawa + Kajikawa Architects Collections Modern and Contemporary paintings, craft works and photographs centering around the museum's three major artists; Kagaku Murakami, Kaoru Yamaguchi, Rosanjin Kitaoji. Japanese Painting… Gyoshuu Hayami, Kokei Kobayashi, Hako Irie, Takashi Asada, etc. Oil Painting…… Hanjiro Sakamoto, Kunitaro Suda, Yasuo Kazuki, Takeo Yamaguchi, Seiji Chokai, Paul Klee, Ben Nicholson, etc. Craft…… Kenkichi Tomimoto, Tatsuaki Kuroda, Fukumi Shimura, etc. Photography…… Henri Cartier=Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Willy Ronis,Sarah Moon, Ihei Kimura,Nobuyoshi Araki etc. Calligraphy……… Ryokan and Writing of Modern Artist etc. Special Exhibitions Special exhibitions are held in spring and autumn every year with all the gallery space devoted to them. Travel Directions 3 minutes on foot from Keihan Shijo station, 6 minutes on foot from Hankyu Kawaramachi station 2 minutes on foot from Kyoto city bus "Gion" bus stop MAP