Yayoi Kusama Museum

The Yayoi Kusama Museum is a contemporary art museum in Tokyo, Japan dedicated to the work of the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.[1] The Museum is located in the Shinjuku Ward, in the western suburbs of Japan.[2][3]

Yayoi Kusama Museum
Yayoi Kusama Museum, Tokyo
Location107 Bentencho,
Shinjuku City,
Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°42′12″N 139°43′35″E
Websiteyayoikusamamuseum.jp/en

The five-floor building was designed by the Japanese architecture firm Kume Sekkei.[4] Construction was completed in 2014,[5] and it opened in 2017 with an inaugural exhibition of 600 of Kusama's works.[6] One floor of the museum is dedicated to one of Kusama's infinity room installations, titled “Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity.[7]

The museum admits 200 visitors per day, based on timed tickets.[8][7] In 2018, a year after its opening, the museum was rated number one on Time Out's global do list.[9]

References
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