Photo by Nakamura Osamu
About the artwork
A collections of over 570 different kinds of soil collected in Niigata and put them in small glass jars.
#1 “Engaging with soils” / Site-Specific Artists in Echigo-Tsumari / Interviewed by Fram Kitagawa
Video Shooting : Yamaoka Nobutaka (Film Director)
Information and Map
| Artwork no. | T280 |
|---|---|
| Production year | 2012 |
| Opening hours | ［～7/2, 11/11～] 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30) ［7/13～11/10] 9:30-18:00 (last admission 17:30) Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 13 Jul to 30 Sep, and 13-16 Aug: 9:30-20:00. *Opening hours may be reduced in winter. |
| Admission | [MonET entrance fee ~7/2, 11/11~] [Permanent exhibition] Adult: ¥1000, U15: ¥500 [Special exhibition (including permanent exhibition) ] Adult: ¥1200, U15: ¥600 [MonET entrance fee 7/13~11/10] Adult: ¥1500, U15: ¥800 (*Depending on the period, Passport for viewing artworks and common tickets may be sold.) |
| Closed | Tue & Wed *If Tuesday and Wednesday are consecutive holidays, the next business day is closed) *Closed for the New Year holidays: 2025/12/23(Tue)–2026/1/1(Thu) |
| Area | Tokamachi |
| Village | MonET |
| Open dates | Open all year / Closed on Tue ＆ Wed except holidays *Closed for the New Year holidays: 2025/12/23(Tue)–2026/1/1(Thu) |
| Venue | Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET ( 6 Hon-cho, Tokamachi-shi, Niigata) |
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