Building overview

NameNagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
Address2-1 Dejima-machi, Nagasaki 850-0862
Building overviewLand area9,914㎡
Building area5,209㎡
Total floor area10,092㎡
Building description and StructureAn art museum composed of two buildings standing on either side of a canal, two stories above ground (with a partial third story)
Reinforced concrete, combination of steel-frame and reinforced concrete, steel frame only in one part
HeightMuseum Building height: two-story portion 15.6 m, three-story portion 22.7 m
Gallery Building height: Two-story portion 15.0 m
Exterior FinishExterior walls: Glass curtain walls, granite cladding (exterior insulation)
DesignNIHON SEKKEI, INC., Kengo Kuma
ConstructionTaisei, Umemura, and Matsushima Construction Consortium
Design periodOctober 26, 2001 – October 31, 2002
Construction periodMarch 20, 2003 – September 30, 2004
Official openingApril 23, 2005
Project cost8.8 billion yen (construction cost: 6.3 billion yen, land cost: 1.5 billion yen, other costs: 1 billion yen)
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