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The {{nihongo|'''Okawa Museum of Art'''|大川美術館|Ōkawa Bijutsukan}} is an art gallery in [[Kiryū, Gunma|Kiryū]], [[Gunma Prefecture]], [[Japan]] that concentrates on modern Japanese art.<ref>Unless otherwise noted, the material in this article comes from ''Zenkoku bijutsukan gaido'' ({{nihongo2|全国美術館ガイド}}; Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 2006; {{ISBN|4-568-43066-6}}), p.102. {{in lang|ja}}</ref>

The {{nihongo|'''Okawa Museum of Art'''|大川美術館|Ōkawa Bijutsukan}} is an art gallery in [[Kiryū, Gunma|Kiryū]], [[Gunma Prefecture]], [[Japan]] that concentrates on modern Japanese art.<ref>Unless otherwise noted, the material in this article comes from ''Zenkoku bijutsukan gaido'' ({{nihongo2|全国美術館ガイド}}; Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 2006; {{ISBN|4-568-43066-6}}), p.102. {{in lang|ja}}</ref>

== History ==

The gallery, which opened in April 1989, presents the collection of the businessman and writer [[Eiji Ōkawa]] ({{nihongo2|大川栄ニ}}, 1924&ndash;2008), who was born in Kiryū, and has about 6500 items. At its core are about eighty works by [[Shunsuke Matsumoto]] ({{nihongo2|松本竣介}}) and [[Hideo Noda]] ({{nihongo2|野田英夫}}); there are many works by other artists associated with these two. The gallery also has a hundred sketches by [[Takeji Fujishima]] ({{nihongo2|藤島武二}}) and two hundred drawings by [[Shimizu Toshi|Toshi Shimizu]] ({{nihongo2|清水登之}}).

The gallery was opened in April 1989, presents the collection of the businessman and writer [[Eiji Ōkawa]] ({{nihongo2|大川栄ニ}}, 1924&ndash;2008), who was born in Kiryū.

== Collection ==

The museum has exhibitions, which are not limited to Japanese art. For example, in early 1990 it held an exhibition of [[Ben Shahn]].<ref>[http://www.kiryu.co.jp/ohkawamuseum/exhibitionpast01.htm List of past exhibitions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821133450/http://www.kiryu.co.jp/ohkawamuseum/exhibitionpast01.htm |date=2009-08-21 }}, Okawa Museum of Art. {{in lang|ja}} Accessed 11 March 2009.</ref>

The museum has about 6500 items. At its core are about eighty works by [[Shunsuke Matsumoto]] ({{nihongo2|松本竣介}}) and [[Hideo Noda]] ({{nihongo2|野田英夫}}); there are many works by other artists associated with these two. The gallery also has a hundred sketches by [[Takeji Fujishima]] ({{nihongo2|藤島武二}}) and two hundred drawings by [[Shimizu Toshi|Toshi Shimizu]] ({{nihongo2|清水登之}}).

== Exhibitions ==

While the majority of the museum’s holdings are from Japanese artists, exhibitions held at the museum are not limited to Japanese art. For example, in early 1990 it held an exhibition of [[Ben Shahn]].<ref>[http://www.kiryu.co.jp/ohkawamuseum/exhibitionpast01.htm List of past exhibitions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821133450/http://www.kiryu.co.jp/ohkawamuseum/exhibitionpast01.htm |date=2009-08-21 }}, Okawa Museum of Art. {{in lang|ja}} Accessed 11 March 2009.</ref>

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