DRY SWIMMING AT 21st CENTURY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, KANAZAWA

Kata museum mungkin terdengar membosankan, namun museum yang satu ini tidak boleh dilewatkan saat berkunjung ke Kanazawa, Jepang. WHY? There are so many interesting visual experience here :)

The word museum may sound boring, but this museum cannot be missed when visiting Kanazawa, Japan. WHY? There are so many interesting visual experiences here :)

Dari luar, bangunan museum ini terlihat sangat modern yaitu bentuk yang melingkar dengan dinding-dinding yang keseluruhan terbuat dari kaca. Meski 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, menampilkan karya- karya kontemporer namun berbagai karya yang ada di sini dapat dinikmati semua orang karena daya visual yang tinggi dari setiap karya. Salah satu karya seni yang mendunia adalah karya Leandro ERLICH "The Swimming Pool" yang bahkan telah menjadi bagian dari bangunan museum.

From the outside, the museum building looks very modern which is in a circular form with the entire walls made of glass. Although the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, featuring the contemporary works yet numerous works here are for everyone to enjoy since each work has a high visual power. One of the artworks that is known worldwide is the work of Leandro ERLICH "The Swimming Pool" which has even become part of the museum building.

Area terbuka di 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, ini selalu dipadati pengunjung yang menikmati pemandangan visual yang unik, yaitu kolam renang namun bagian dalamnya dapat dimasuki oleh pengunjung melalui pintu khusus, tanpa kita harus basah terkena air.

The open area in the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, is always full with visitors who enjoy unique visual landscape, the swimming pool, but part of it can be entered by visitors through a special door, without us having to get wet.

Ada dua sisi untuk melihat karya Leandro ERLICH ini, dari luar kita dapat melihat kolam dari atas, dan dari dalam kolam melihat ke atas serta pengunjung yang berada di atas melalui kaca khusus. 

There are two sides to see this Leandro ERLICH's work, from the outside we can see the pool from above, and from the pool we can look up to the visitors who are above through special glass.

Berbagai karya kontemporer sudah menjadi bagian dari gedung museum, kita dapat berkeliling sambil memperhatikan karya-karya yang ada. Namun, kejutan lain yang menarik dari museum ini adalah di bagian taman luar museum. 

Various contemporary works have become part of the museum building, we can move around while watching the works there. However, another interesting surprise of this museum is at the park outside the museum.

Di kehijauan rumput di sekitar bangunan museum terdapat banyak pipa yang berbentuk tuba. Beberapa pipa ini tersambung sehingga kita dapat saja berbicara dengan orang lain yang terkoneksi dengan tuba di depan kita. Banyak pengunjung yang mencoba tuba ini dengan berteriak di depan tuba dan menunggu respon dari seseorang yang berada di dekat tuba yang terkoneksi. Selain mempercantik taman museum, karya ini menjadi kejutan menarik yang menyenangkan dan membuat museum ini sangat interaktif.

In the greenish grass around the museum building there is a lot of pipe-shaped tubes. Some of these pipes are connected so that we can just talk with others who are connected to the tube in front of us. Many visitors who try this tube with a shout in front of the tube wait for a response from someone who was near the connected tube. Besides beautifying the museum park, this work becomes interesting pleasant surprise and makes it a very interactive museum.

@marischkaprue - Can't swim in the museum but she's still happy :)

NOTES:

21st CENTURY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

1-2- 1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

GETTING THERE

To Kanazawa Station (JR Hokuriku Main Line), kemudian dilanjut dengan naik Kanazawa Loop Bus hingga ke Bus Stop (Left Loop) No.8 Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum (HOKURIKU RAIL ROAD)

To Kanazawa Station (JR Hokuriku Main Line), then continued with Kanazawa Loop Bus ride up to the Bus Stop (Left Loop) No.8 Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum (HOKURIKU RAIL ROAD)

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