The building, the location and the immediate surrounding makes this a wonderful place to visit. The stunningly quirky cat statue outside is cheeky and fun. Enter the building and feel the vastness of the place. I’m not sure it’s an art museum in that it doesn’t seem to have a permanent collection on display or in rotation. Instead it seems to be exhibition space for shows. I saw part one of their Osaka exhibition and enjoyed it, but, almost nothing was translated into English. So. Go for the building. But the 1200 or 1800 to see an exhibition would depend on your interest. (Around the corner is the national museum of art)

Hey building, What's the deal ? You're just one of us...but w giant L on the side. Whats the L stand for? Lame? Loser? Lamp? Aren't you a fancy Art building ? Why not be shaped like a an Easel? Or giant paint brush? Thought so Humbly unimpressed - Chrysler Building

No standing exhibitions so you'll need to pay for a small exhibition, I paid 1700 for pieces from folk art museum. Well presented but an extremely austere and soulless environment. Basically no photos or talking allowed. While I could admire the engineering of the place, at no time did I feel I was in a inviting location. Almost a corporate feel. Not for me when I'm looking for an art museum.

Large and cool from a distance. Once you explore and flgo within, the experience ceases. It's better to not lay the $20+ for the small exhibit and see the small lobby area and art linear the entrance. The building itself is ominous and work taking pics of.

This was my first visit to any museum in Osaka. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. This was on one of my last days on my most recent trip to Japan. I love the multi-level architecture and design of the building. They had an interesting concept for one of the exhibits, which I had not seen at a museum before. They handed you a paper ballot and a small, leaded pencil and you would mark on the paper whether you thought the item on display was “design“ or “art“. Then, you would proceed to a nearby display terminal and put in your votes on each of the artworks. It made you really think whether the item was something with a simple design function, or if it was “art”. Of course, all of that is subjective and up to one’s interpretation. One of the main attractive pieces at this museum was a very tall metal “Robot“ that had the look of “Casper, the friendly ghost“. I’m not sure if that was by design or simply just art! It was a very fun day, and I spent hours touring all of the exhibits in the museum. They also offered a nice museum store with a wide variety of goods. If you have a little free time while visiting a Osaka, I highly recommend the Nakanoshima Museum of Art.

Try to visit here together with National Museum of Art Osaka but for me this museum is better. Modern and huge.

I had great experience with my girlfriend during my short trip in Osaka rather than go random restaurants to eat. Nice pictures with art figures !

I visited the museum without checking which exhibition was on display upfront. It happened to be one from the Tate museum, and because I am European (Italian) the kind of art displayed was nothing new, I’ve seen quite a lot throughout my lifetime. I was hoping to see some contemporary Japanese art, but that’s my bad since I haven’t checked their website. Still a nice exhibition, and I enjoyed the building’s architecture.

I like its atmosphere and design. These days it's closed for the next exhibition, but we could enter the first floor to relax and use toilet. So always check its schedule out when considering visiting this place.

very cool and unique exhibit, interactive and original. the museum itself is gorgeous but the exhibit spaces quite small. you have to buy tickets to each exhibit, and there is no other space to view art. unlike other museums where you pay an entrance fee and have access to most of their collection and may need to purchase tickets for special exhibitions.

The collection is really impressive. Vast blank space inside creates very modern and grande feeling, but the further image and reputation of it would come down to the future exhibitions and adequate curations.

The black box building is outstanding view from outside and spacious inside. They have a huge cat statue at the 2F garden which is pretty unique and futuristic design. HAY is located at the 1F. It might be fun just to look around their designer's home decoration items.

I didn't visit the museum itself but lunch was GREAT! Basically, it was a french-themed event. So I had a special combination of foods from various regions of France. All of which was very tasty and well presented.

Absolutely loved the exhibition I saw! Really made you look at everything in detail and the architecture was amazing. Would definitely like to go again!

Very interesting, modern art. When I went, there were two exhibits, you have to individually pay for either. The exhibit I chose gave me a booklet with a pencil and asked me to rate each piece as either art or design. I guess they were trying to be interactive. It was fun at first but tiring if you keep having to note down on the booklet so I stopped after the 3rd piece. Exhibit was ok but what interested me more were the big baby and big cat outside.

Osaka-based art perspective includes commercial, amateur, Non-western and female art. Extensive collection from the region and around the world housed in a open and spacious modern building.

I stopped by the museum, and even though it was closed, just to see some Yanobe Kenji work. I love these space-age cat figures.

A modern art museum for adults. It's not crowded, even on a holiday. If you have children, go to the science museum next door. Slightly pricey admission but really nice interior design. The building is modern, you can relax indoors on a hot summer day. There are many cool wooden benches.

Beautiful building and very helpful staff. The exhibitions we're on the expensive side.

Awesome building for a start, we also caught an exhibition of Renzo Piano and Susumu Shingu which was next level amazing. Unless we missed it there are only a couple of permanent collection items, but well worth a visit regardless.

I mean, the building itself is impressive but when I agree with some of the other reviews here: very little is translated and the price may be high if the current exhibitions do not interest you. I expected more!

I went on a weekday so it wasn’t really crowded. I was just interested to see the museum building but there were 2 separate exhibits when I went there. You’ll have to pay separately for the exhibits you’ll want to see. The museum is big and spacious inside. There was a restaurant/cafe and some other stores on the first floor.

Visited this location for the Nagasawa special exhibit. The ticket to entry is per-exhibit, so be mindful of this. The ticket counters are machines and humans as well, and they take credit card. Depending on the time of day and exhibit, it may be better to buy your tickets in advance. The exhibit itself is wonderfully curated, though the English translations are stiff and difficult to comprehend. Additionally, not all items in the exhibit have English translations. No photography or videography is allowed, and staff are on the premises in each room to reinforce this.

The Nagasawa Rosetsu exhibit was quite enjoyable. Though a bit crowded, the experience was still pleasant. If I could make a suggestion, I'd suggest adding more English language translations of the descriptions, given the price of an admission ticket is more on the expensive side.

It’s a museum with a spatial experience that is unique. It’s also known as “black box” and designed by Katsuhiko Endo architects. The interior goes from futuristic to quirky. There have paid exhibitions with an impressive collection - however of gig come to see the architecture, there is no need to get a ticket, just stroll around and enjoy the place! The art work ranges from the famous modern art works by Yuzo Saeki and Amedeo Modigliani to modern and contemporary works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha