The Home of the Heart is Here —
Doll Art by Mayumi Takahashi
2026.01.09 Fri - 2026.04.05 Sun
Living a life surrounded by nature, she creates dolls based on scenes that strike her heart from her daily life with her family and her interactions with local people.
The dolls with big smiles and round backs will take you to a nostalgic world that you may have encountered somewhere, sometime.
Featured works:
Original Doll by Mayumi Takahashi, "Two People at Dusk," 2001. Photographed by Yutaka Minemura (member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society)
Outline
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Admission fee
Adults and university students: 1,300 yen; elementary, middle and high school students: 650 yen
*Free admission for elementary and junior high school students on Saturdays
*20% discount for groups of 15 or more -
Opening hours
10:00 - 17:00 (entrance accepted until 16:30) -
Closed
Thursday, 2.16[Mon] - 2.20[Fri]
Simultaneous Exhibition
Yutaka Murakami and Takashi Takada, "Kiginden: Oni no Maki" (published by Kodansha on January 30, 2004) Original cover art, Sano Museum of Art
A Retrospective of the Artwork by Yutaka Murakami and the Local Artists from the Eastern Shizuoka
2026.01.09 Fri - 2026.02.15 Sun
The exhibition will feature original illustrations by Mishima-born artist Murakami Yutaka, as well as works by other local artists such as Hosoi Hansei and Kurihara Chuji.
The exhibition will feature original illustrations by Mishima-born artist Murakami Yutaka, as well as works by other local artists such as Hosoi Hansei and Kurihara Chuji.
Kyoho Hina Dolls, Edo period, private collection
Sano Art Museum’s Hina-dolls collection
2026.02.21 Sat - 2026.04.05 Sun
Hinamatsuri is a festival to pray for the healthy growth and health of girls. On a spring day, come and enjoy the gorgeous world of Hina dolls at the Sano Museum of Art.
Hinamatsuri is a festival to pray for the healthy growth and health of girls. On a spring day, come and enjoy the gorgeous world of Hina dolls at the Sano Museum of Art.