Naoya Hatakeyama's work features series on landscapes and architecture that document a man-made nature in which he himself, however, no longer appears. In Germany, Hatakeyama photographed, among other things, the controlled detonation of the Westfalen I/II Zeche in 2003. Furthermore, he was awarded the Kimura Ihei Award of Photography in 1997 and the Mainichi Art Award in 2000.
For his exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art, Naoya Hatakeyama uses photographs of Japanese landmarks from the Meiji era of Japan (1868-1912) as inspiration for his own photographic investigation of these places. He is interested in the temporal aspect that lies between the tourist views of the time and the landscape of today. The playful juxtaposition of archive material and his own photographs also opens up the spectrum between photography as a document and photography as a work of art.
In Zusammenarbeit mit
Mit Dank an
Japanisches Kulturinstitut Köln (The Japan Foundation)
Fördererkreis des Museums für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln
Orientstiftung zur Förderung der Ostasiatischen Kunst
Opening times
Tuesday to Sunday
11am – 5pm
Every first Thursday in the month
11am – 10pm (except Mai 1)
Closed Mondays; open on All Saints' Day
Museum is closed on December 24th, Christmas Day (25 Dec), New Year's Eve (31 Dec) and New Year's Day (1 Jan). Museum is opend on Easter Monday, Whit Monday, German Unity Day and December 26.
The Museum of East Asian Art will be closed all day from Monday, May 4, 2026, through Wednesday, May 6, 2026. This closure is due to scheduled maintenance on the low-voltage main distribution panel (NSHV) to ensure that the museum can continue to operate smoothly and safely. Starting Thursday, May 7, 2026, the museum will be open to visitors again during regular hours.
Admission prices
€ 9.50 / € 5.50
KölnTag on the first Thursday of the month (except public holidays): free admission to the Museum for all Cologne residents.
How to get here
Public transport: Tram routes 1 and 7 and bus route 142, alight at ‘Universitätsstrasse’
There is a car park at the museum
Barrier-free
The museum is barrier-free. Disabled toilet available.
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Termine
Workshop:
Bambus-Malwerkstatt
Sa, 18.04.2026, 14:00 Uhr
Workshop:
Experimentelle Tusche-Werkstatt Bokusho 1
So, 19.04.2026, 11:30 Uhr
Führung:
Buddhismus in Ostasien: Vorstellungen und Praktiken
So, 26.04.2026, 12:00 Uhr
Workshop:
Porzellan-Upcycling mit Malerei
So, 26.04.2026, 13:00 Uhr
Workshop:
Shōdo – Japanische Kalligrafie (Wochenendkurs)
Fr, 01.05.2026, 12:00 Uhr
Kalender
Museum für
Ostasiatische Kunst Köln
Universitätsstrasse 100
D 50674 Köln
Ticket office +49.221.221-28617
mok@stadt-koeln.de
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