National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

The or MOMAK is one of the major art museums in Japan. It is in the Okazaki area in Kyoto.
The museum has modern art, including Japanese-style painting ("nihonga"), Western-style painting ("yōga"), prints, sculpture, crafts and photography.
The Museum is currently undergoing renovation and will reopen in April 2012.
History.
MOMAK was established in 1963. In the early days, it was a part of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. It was an .
In 1967, this annex became the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.
The current building was designed by Fumihiko Maki. It was opened in 1986.