A Trip To Fukuoka Art Museum (Part 2)

 One thing that I like about Japan is the way the old and the new go together seamlessly.

Opposite the Fukuoka Art Museum is a shrine with a stunning tori gate. This shrine was founded in 1749. Next door is the NHK broadcasting studio, which was built in 1992.

The tori gate

The NHK building

In the top photo, you can just catch a glimpse of the building through the trees on the right. It shouldn't work, but somehow it does!

We finally made it to the museum.

The exhibit we went to see.

Interesting sculpture outside the museum

The museum is also a newer building. It was built in 1979 but has undergone many renovations; the last one was in 2019.

One thing I was very happy to find was a place to sit down. Walking is still hard on my back and legs (but easier than a year ago!), having somewhere to sit for a few minutes really helps!

It was 2000 yen to enter, about £10, not too bad!

We could take photos of the exhibits, no flash photos, though, so some photos are a bit dark.

The hair on this piece is amazing; it looked really textured.

This made me smile.

The colours don't show up well in the photo, but they were very vivid.

Of course, we found a cat.

Egyptian cat.

A model of an Egyptian Temple.

An Eygptian Mummy, you can still see a bit of the cloth.

We were able to get a photo there as well.

Hannah, me and Christopher.

We spent over an hour looking around. It was very good, very well laid out. It was very busy, though, but not crazy!

We left the museum to find a cat bookshop and some lunch. 

That will have to wait until the next post. I'm having problems with pop-ups. I've tried many things to stop them, but they just keep coming. I'll have to get some help later.