Otaru, the port of call for the Kitamae Ship. Otaru Art Village Western Art Museum

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Exterior view of Otaru Art Village Museum of Western Art
Otaru Art Village Western Art Museum, which opened on April 28, is located in a former Naniwa warehouse on the banks of the Otaru Canal, and was built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Otaru flourished as a port city and laid the foundation for the economic development of Hokkaido. At the same time, advanced countries experienced a boom in high-rise construction due to advances in building technology and the development of new materials, and the Eiffel Tower was built in Paris, France.
Exterior view of Otaru Art Village Museum of Western Art
The outside windows also have cute stained glass windows. The former Naniwa Warehouse of the Museum of Western Art was built with a wooden frame and stones called mokkosekizou, which is fireproof, cool in summer, and warm in winter, making it suitable for a warehouse. The stone is made of tuff such as Otaru soft stone.
Glass works by Emile Gallé
Emile Gallé's glass works are befitting of Otaru, the city of glass. Galle was the standard-bearer of the Art Nouveau movement, and his works were highly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad, including at the Paris World's Fair.
Emile Gallé's chrysanthemum vase
Linke Room

This is a work by François Linquet, who was active from the late 19th to the early 20th century. When moving, such large pieces of furniture were disassembled and transported.

Art Deco Room

This is an Art Deco room, a decoration that was popular from the mid-1910s to the 1930s.

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