Hongō Shin Memorial Museum of Sculpture, Sapporo

The Hongō Shin Memorial Museum of Sculpture, Sapporo (本郷新記念札幌彫刻美術館, Hongō Shin Kinen Sapporo Chōkoku Bijutsukan) opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1981. In 1979, Sapporo-born sculptor Hongō Shin (本郷新) (1905–1980), donated to the city his studio and gallery, now converted into the Hongō Shin Memorial House, and many of his works. The following year, construction of a new museum began on land purchased adjacent to the Memorial House. The collection includes some 1,800 sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints, and calligraphic works by Hongō Shin, as well as books, tools, and personal items relating to him, and those of other artists collected by him.^[1][2][3]

Hongō Shin Memorial Museum of Sculpture, Sapporo
本郷新記念札幌彫刻美術館
General information
Address	12-2 Miyanomori 4-Jō, Chūō-ku
Town or city	Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Country	Japan
Coordinates	43°03′19″N 141°17′47″E
Opened	29 June 1981
Website
Official website

See also

• Chūō-ku (ward in Hokkaido, Japan)
• List of museums in Japan