Soil Library / Niigata

Open
Open all year / Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays *Open on 2026/8/11,12
Photo by Nakamura Osamu

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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 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
*Opening hours may be reduced in winter. 
Admission Permanent Exhibition: Adults 1,000 yen, Elementary/Junior High 500 yen
Special Exhibition (includes permanent exhibition): Adults 1,200 yen, Elementary/Junior High 600 yen
※ETAT Passports and Common Tickets may be available during certain periods.

●Group Rates (20 or more people)
Permanent Exhibition: Adults 800 yen, Elementary/Junior High Students 400 yen
Special Exhibition: Adults 1,000 yen, Elementary/Junior High Students 500 yen
Closed Closed Tue. and Wed. except holidays *Open on 2026/8/11,12
Area Tokamachi
Village MonET
Open dates Open all year / Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays *Open on 2026/8/11,12
Venue Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET ( 6 Hon-cho, Tokamachi-shi, Niigata)
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