Benesse House Museum

Opened in 1992, the building combines a museum and a hotel under the idea of a coexistence of nature, art and architecture. It was designed by the Japanese architect and his office.

It sits on high ground above the inland sea, and large openings turn the interior toward the water and the surrounding landscape.

Besides paintings, sculpture, photography and installations from the collection, the museum holds permanent works made for the building by artists who chose their own locations. Art is found not only in the galleries but throughout the building, along the shore below and in the nearby forest.