Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art

Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
静岡県立美術館
Shizuoka Kenritsu Bijutsukan

The Rodin wing of the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Established April 18, 1986 (1986-04-18)
Location Yada 52-2, Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, 422-8002
Coordinates 34°59′30.4″N 138°26′46.2″E / 34.991778°N 138.446167°E / 34.991778; 138.446167Coordinates: 34°59′30.4″N 138°26′46.2″E / 34.991778°N 138.446167°E / 34.991778; 138.446167
Type Art museum
Collections Auguste Rodin
Collection size 2,588 items (2013)
Director Tōru Haga
Owner Shizuoka Prefecture
Nearest parking 400 spots on-site
Website www.spmoa.shizuoka.shizuoka.jp/english/

The Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art (静岡県立美術館 Shziuoka Kenritsu Bijutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Shizuoka City, Japan. Founded in 1986, the 9,238.51m2 museum is located on the a hill on the northern side of the Nihondaira plateau in the southern part of the city. The 3,024.36m2 domed Rodin wing houses a collection of thirty-two sculptures by French artist Auguste Rodin, including The Thinker, The Gates of Hell, and The Burghers of Calais.

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