The Aomori Museum of Art （Aomori City, Aomori Pref.）has a lot of Nara Yoshitomo’s artwork collections. The most famous one is the “Aomori-ken (Aomori Dog)“.

With the Museum’s collection, the Museum Shop has N’s YARD original items in-store.

* Please note that goods may not be in stock.

〈 Aomori Museum of Art 〉

The Aomori Museum of Art opened on July 13, 2006. Since that time, it has viewed Aomori Prefecture’s rich artistic culture and the power of the Jomon artefacts symbolized by the adjoining Sannai-Maruyama Ruins as wellsprings of artistic creativity, and has conveyed the beauty of Aomori’s abundant diversity of arts.

Aomori-ken (Aomori Dog)

A colossal dog sculpture, 8.5 meters high and 6.7 meters wide, is established in an outdoor space on the museum’s west side. The work, Aomori-ken (Aomori Dog) was created by NARA Yoshitomo, an internationally active artist from Hirosaki. Nara paintings of figures with glaring eyes resonate with people everywhere who feel overwhelmed by the complexity of temporary living. Aomori Museum of Art began collecting Nara works in 1998 and currently possesses more than 170. Aomori-ken, which looms over viewers like a Great Buddha, its expression changing with the seasons, is affectionately regarded by visitors as the museum’s symbol.

Outline of the Museum / Highlights / Aomori-ken (Aomori Dog)

• OPEN HOURS: 9:30 – 17:00　*Final Admission 30 minutes before closing.
• CLOSED: The 2nd and 4th Mondays, and 12/26 – 1/1, except for National Holidays on Monday, in which case the museum opens on the holiday and closes the following Tuesday instead. We may also irregularly close during the temporary exhibitions.
• Location: Aomori Museum of Art / 185 Chikano, Yasuta, Aomori City, Aomori Pref. 038-0021, Japan

Aomori Museum of Art: https://www.aomori-museum.jp/en/

〈 Museum Shop 〉

The Museum Shop sells museum merchandise, art books, exhibition catalogs, and more.

It is located at the tip of the east wing jutting out into the adjoining park. Shop for museum goods after viewing the museum’s exhibitions. The Museum Shop has its own entrance, enabling visitors to enter directly from the park without having to go through the rest of the museum.

• Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Inquiries: 017-761-1420
• * The Museum Shop is closed on days when the museum is closed.
• * The Museum Shop may be used without purchasing museum admission.

Museum Shop website （facebook）: https://www.facebook.com/aomori.moa.shop