Kanazawa, Ishikawa / 金沢21世紀美術館
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
A circular glass museum by SANAA, conceived as "a museum open to the town like a park", collecting and showing contemporary art; Leandro Erlich's "Swimming Pool" is the best-known work, and the free exchange zone has permanent works.
Last official check
26 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
25 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Bus / Car
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
- Booking
- Some things need booking (see the rows below)
Before you go
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- Opening hours
Exchange zone 9:00-22:00; exhibition zone 10:00-18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays).
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
Exchange zone closed over New Year; exhibition zone closed on Mondays (the next weekday if a holiday) and over New Year.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
Exchange zone free; exhibition zone varies by exhibition.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 1 minute on foot from the Hirosaka/21-seiki Bijutsukan bus stop; about 10 minutes by car from Kanazawa Station.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Parking (first 30 minutes free, then 150 yen per 30 minutes); no buses.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
- Accessibility
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Address: Kanazawa, Ishikawa (Japanese address: 石川県金沢市広坂1-2-1)
Official site: https://www.kanazawa-kankoukyoukai.or.jp/spot/detail_10066.html
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
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Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
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- Busiest days
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
- None yet
"Swimming Pool" is popular and can be crowded, especially on weekends and holidays.Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Visiting respectfully
- RulesThe underground part of "Swimming Pool" needs a same-day waiting-list booking from 9:00 via the museum site or ticket machines (no advance booking).Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.kanazawa-kankoukyoukai.or.jp/spot/detail_10066.htmlHours, closing days, fees, access, parking, booking and crowds, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.