21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
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The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is a renowned Japanese art museum celebrated for its innovative circular design and cutting-edge contemporary art exhibitions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6365749 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Context triple: [Kazuyo Sejima, notableWork, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa]
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Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum
Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum is a renowned modern art museum on Japan’s Naoshima Island, celebrated for its minimalist architecture integrated with the natural landscape and its cutting-edge contemporary art installations.
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B.
Gunma Museum of Modern Art
The Gunma Museum of Modern Art is a prominent Japanese art museum in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, renowned for its modern and contemporary art collections and its architecturally significant building designed by Arata Isozaki.
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Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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D.
Miho Museum
The Miho Museum is a renowned art museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its harmonious integration of I. M. Pei’s modern architectural design with the surrounding natural landscape and its collection of Asian and Western antiquities.
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E.
Chichu Art Museum
Chichu Art Museum is an underground contemporary art museum on Japan’s Naoshima Island, renowned for its integration of natural light, minimalist architecture, and site-specific works by artists such as Claude Monet, James Turrell, and Walter De Maria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Target entity description: The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is a renowned Japanese art museum celebrated for its innovative circular design and cutting-edge contemporary art exhibitions.
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A.
Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum
Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum is a renowned modern art museum on Japan’s Naoshima Island, celebrated for its minimalist architecture integrated with the natural landscape and its cutting-edge contemporary art installations.
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B.
Gunma Museum of Modern Art
The Gunma Museum of Modern Art is a prominent Japanese art museum in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, renowned for its modern and contemporary art collections and its architecturally significant building designed by Arata Isozaki.
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C.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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D.
Miho Museum
The Miho Museum is a renowned art museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its harmonious integration of I. M. Pei’s modern architectural design with the surrounding natural landscape and its collection of Asian and Western antiquities.
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E.
Chichu Art Museum
Chichu Art Museum is an underground contemporary art museum on Japan’s Naoshima Island, renowned for its integration of natural light, minimalist architecture, and site-specific works by artists such as Claude Monet, James Turrell, and Walter De Maria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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museum in Japan ⓘ |
| architect |
Kazuyo Sejima
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Ryue Nishizawa ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | SANAA ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| awarded |
Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture (for SANAA, related to its work including this museum)
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linked to:
Golden Lion for Architecture
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| collectionFocus |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ installation art ⓘ site-specific art ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designConcept |
blur boundary between museum and city
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open and accessible from all directions ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent installations
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temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café
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children’s studio ⓘ lecture hall ⓘ library ⓘ museum shop ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| inception | 2004 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūbu region
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Honshu ⓘ Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanazawa ⓘ Kanazawa city center ⓘ
linked to:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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| notableFeature |
circular plan
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courtyard spaces ⓘ glass exterior walls ⓘ multiple entrances ⓘ |
| notableWorkOnDisplay |
Blue Planet Sky by James Turrell
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linked to:
James Turrell Room
Maru by Florian Claar ⓘ The Swimming Pool by Leandro Erlich ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2004-10-09 ⓘ |
| operator |
City of Kanazawa
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linked to:
Kanazawa
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| ownedBy |
City of Kanazawa
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linked to:
Kanazawa
|
| significance |
internationally recognized contemporary art venue
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major cultural landmark in Kanazawa ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| website | https://www.kanazawa21.jp ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Description of subject: The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is a renowned Japanese art museum celebrated for its innovative circular design and cutting-edge contemporary art exhibitions.
Referenced by (5)
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