Uehara Museum

Located in Shimoda, Izu, the Uehara Museum of Art was established through donations of Buddhist art collected by the late Shokichi Uehara, former emeritus chairman of Taisho Pharmaceutical, and his wife, as well as modern paintings collected by the emeritus chairman Shoji Uehara. The museum's collection includes art from both the East and the West, including Buddha statues, sutras and other Buddhist art from the Heian and Kamakura periods in Japan, and Western paintings and modern Japanese paintings. The Uehara Museum of Buddhist Art opened in 1983 and the Uehara Museum of Modern Art opened in 2000, before merging and reopening as the Uehara Museum of Art in 2017.

The museum displays special exhibitions mainly featuring the museum's own collection and researches ancient Buddhist art in Izu. The museum also contributes to the improvement of local culture through its extensive cultural activities including the invitation of specialists to lecture, the holding of workshops and collaborations with schools to improve art education.

Uehara Museum of Art Official Website　（Japanese only）

Projects for Culture Promotion during Fiscal 2023

We host three special exhibitions annually. In addition to showcasing masterpieces from the Uehara Collection, we host special exhibitions such as "Encountering Izu Buddhas: 40 Years of the Uehara Museum" and "Paintings Speak: Stories from the Uehara Collection."

Collecting and preserving art.
Lending of its collection to exhibitions held at other museums in Japan.
Conducted temple surveys in Shizuoka Prefecture, focusing on sites in the Izu Peninsula, including Toko-ji Temple in Kannami Town.
Holding Buddha statue sculpture classes, sutra-copying classes, a Buddhist art course, sketching and watercolor painting classes and Japanese-style painting classes for the public.
Holding 12 lectures at the request of external parties
Conducting educational collaborations with communities and schools (e.g. facilitating classes taught in the museum and visiting schools for classes).
Uehara Museum's curators served as Council for the Protection of Cultural Properties for 66 different municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Uehara Museum's curators participated in the group promoting the operations of the Shizuokaken Hakubutukan Kyokai, lectured and were involved in other activities.

We host three special exhibitions annually. In addition to showcasing masterpieces from the Uehara Collection, we host special exhibitions such as "Encountering Izu Buddhas: 40 Years of the Uehara Museum" and "Paintings Speak: Stories from the Uehara Collection."

Collecting and preserving art.
Lending of its collection to exhibitions held at other museums in Japan.
Conducted temple surveys in Shizuoka Prefecture, focusing on sites in the Izu Peninsula, including Toko-ji Temple in Kannami Town.
Holding Buddha statue sculpture classes, sutra-copying classes, a Buddhist art course, sketching and watercolor painting classes and Japanese-style painting classes for the public.
Holding 12 lectures at the request of external parties
Conducting educational collaborations with communities and schools (e.g. facilitating classes taught in the museum and visiting schools for classes).
Uehara Museum's curators served as Council for the Protection of Cultural Properties for 66 different municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Uehara Museum's curators participated in the group promoting the operations of the Shizuokaken Hakubutukan Kyokai, lectured and were involved in other activities.