Photography
Books
Exhibitions
News
About
Contact

Search

Facebook
Instagram

Benesse House Museum, Naoshima – Tadao Ando — Benesse House Museum, Naoshima – Tadao Ando
2016
The Benesse House Museum opened in 1992 as a facility integrating a museum with a hotel, based on the concept “Coexistence of nature, art and architecture.” The facility consists of four buildings, all designed by Tadao Ando: Museum, Oval (opened in 1995), Park and Beach (both opened in 2006) in the island of Naoshima.

The Museum, which performs the complex’s principal function of displaying art, is an imposing structure open to the outside world, and visitors can sense the presence of nature even inside the building.

Further Reading: Insular Insight – Where Art and Architecture Conspire with Nature

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

Tags:

Japan,
Museum,
Naoshima,
and Tadao Ando

Other projects tagged with Japan, Museum, Naoshima and Tadao Ando

Fundación Jumex, México – David Chipperfield

Fundación Jumex, México – David Chipperfield

Parc du Peuple de l’Herbe – Poissy Galore – AWP + HHF

Parc du Peuple de l’Herbe – Poissy Galore – AWP + HHF

Stedelijk Museum – Benthem Crouwel Architects

Stedelijk Museum – Benthem Crouwel Architects

Regen Projects, Los Angeles – Michael Maltzan

Regen Projects, Los Angeles – Michael Maltzan

EYE Film Institute, Amsterdam – Delugan Meissl

EYE Film Institute, Amsterdam – Delugan Meissl

Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning Denmark – Steven Holl

Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning Denmark – Steven Holl

Tate Tanks, London – Herzog & de Meuron

Tate Tanks, London – Herzog & de Meuron

Yohji Yamamoto Store, New York City USA – Junya Ishigami

Yohji Yamamoto Store, New York City USA – Junya Ishigami

Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London – Doris Salcedo

Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London – Doris Salcedo

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Canada – Frank O. Gehry

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Canada – Frank O. Gehry

Seijo Apartments, Tokyo – Kazuyo Sejima

Seijo Apartments, Tokyo – Kazuyo Sejima

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston – Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston – Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Home
Portfolio
Benesse House Museum, Naoshima – Tadao Ando

Iwan Baan Photography, Rozenstraat 145, 1016 NP Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail: studio@iwan.com — all images © Iwan Baan 1996 - 2026