opened as Shinano Art Museum in , Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1966, becoming a prefectural museum three years later. It is dedicated to the artists of, and works relating to, Shinshū, including paintings by Hishida Shunsō, Nakamura Fusetsu, and Fujishima Takeji. On 26 April 1990, the opened as an annex; currently, there are more than 970 works by the artist. After fifty years, in 2017, the complex closed for renewal, the Higashiyama Kaii Gallery reopening in 2019, the Art Museum scheduled to reopen in April 2021. See also Zenkō-ji Nagano Prefectural Museum of History Shinano Province References External links Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum Nagano (city) Museums in Nagano Prefecture Art museums and galleries in Japan Museums established in 1966 1966 establishments in Japan