Mishima City in Shizuoka Prefecture has long flourished as a post town on the Tokaido road, and the atmosphere of that time still remains today. Sano Art Museum is a private art museum that opened in 1966 in this town of history and murmuring streams.
The museum was founded by businessman Ryuichi Sano (1889-1977), an honorary citizen of Mishima City, with the hope of making wider use of the art he had collected over the years.
The Sano Art Museum's main activity is exhibitions, which are held about six times a year and feature a wide variety of exhibits, including swords, dolls, paintings, and picture books.
We also focus on education to help people become more familiar with art through year-round courses, events accompanying exhibitions, and visiting schools in the area to give lectures.

Born in Mishima, he graduated from the former Nirayama Junior High School (now Nirayama High School) and then studied applied chemistry at Tokyo Higher Technical School (now Tokyo Institute of Technology) and engaged in research and development. He served as the representative partner of Tekkosha Limited Partnership and as an executive officer of dozens of companies, and made a major contribution to the development of modern Japan as a pioneer in the chemical industry.
In his hometown of Mishima, he donated large sums of money to the development of the city, and also founded the Sano Museum of Art, donating his treasured art collection to it.

This is for travel agencies. If you wish to use the bus parking lot or have a group of 15 or more people, please apply at least one month before your desired visit.

Please come as a school, class, or club group. Upon request, museum staff will provide an overview of the museum and a tour of the facilities, and curators will explain the artworks.

For elementary and junior high schools in Mishima City, please apply to the School Education Division of the Mishima City Board of Education.

A curator will hold an art appreciation class at school. The class will use videos, replicas and real artworks to teach about the work of art museums and curators, information on exhibitions at the Sano Art Museum and how to appreciate art.

Elementary and junior high schools within Mishima City should apply through Mishima City for the Breeze Study Program.

This system was started to provide local schools with an opportunity to become familiar with art and develop rich sensibilities.

It can be used as a venue for cultural lectures, tea ceremonies, filming locations, etc., if the museum recognizes the cultural use.

Ryusenen Use Application Form

If you wish to use or take photographs of artworks or facilities under the jurisdiction of the Museum, please contact us before submitting your application.
The press release for the exhibition is:PressPlease see here for download.

We cannot accommodate requests for personal use or for the promotion of specific products.