Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art

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Pushing open the door, a quiet breath flowed through the space. The area leading toward the wide windows was filled without a single gap, as if even the air drifting in naturally were a part of the art itself. The lighting flowing across the floor did not break the stillness, and it made the sky-blue tones of the artworks, blended with the mountain landscape, all the more vivid. Among the works hanging on the walls, traces of flowing color and light reminiscent of major Impressionist works caught the eye, while on one side, handmade traces like ancient Egyptian relics still remained warm. In this tension-free atmosphere, visitors come to savor a moment in which the art itself seems to speak.