The is an art gallery in Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture, Japan that concentrates on modern Japanese art.Unless otherwise noted, the material in this article comes from Zenkoku bijutsukan gaido (; Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 2006; ), p.102.
History The gallery was opened in April 1989, presents the collection of the businessman and writer Eiji Ōkawa (, 1924–2008), who was born in Kiryū.
Collection The museum has about 6500 items. At its core are about eighty works by Shunsuke Matsumoto () and Hideo Noda (); there are many works by other artists associated with these two. The gallery also has a hundred sketches by Takeji Fujishima () and two hundred drawings by Toshi Shimizu ().
Exhibitions While the majority of the museum’s holdings are from Japanese artists, exhibitions held at the museum are not limited to Japanese art. For example, in early 1990 it held an exhibition of Ben Shahn.List of past exhibitions , Okawa Museum of Art. Accessed 11 March 2009.
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