Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto (CAMK)

The Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto functions as both gallery and community space inside a building with a 4.5-meter-high main hall and polished wooden floors. Its permanent collection includes works by Yayoi Kusama, James Turrell, Tatsuo Miyajima, and Marina Abramovic, interspersed with a public library, a children's playroom, and a cafe. Around five temporary exhibitions rotate each year, ranging from Studio Ghibli drawings to Takashi Murakami's personal collection. At the far end, an artist-in-residence space lets local makers create and display work onsite with curatorial support.