2025年9月6日（土）、清里フォトアートミュージアム開館30周年感謝式典にて、
当館・常任委員の西川勢二より、清里フォトアートミュージアムの移転計画が発表されました。
＜2025年9月6日 発表事項＞
・移転先は、山梨県内の河口湖畔で、オープンは数年先の見込みです。
・現在の清里の施設につきましては、解体をせず活用する方針です。
・35歳以下の若手写真家を支援する公募「ヤング・ポートフォリオ」（ＹＰ）は、移転準備期間中も継続して募集を行い、他所にて展覧会を開催予定です。募集の詳細は、2025年11月に当サイトにて発表いたします。
・清里フォトアートミュージアムの現住所における展覧会は、2025年10月13日（祝・月）17:00をもって終了とさせていただきます。
初代館長・細江英公の先見性に富んだビジョン、そして栗生 明氏の設計による素晴らしい空間、森に囲まれたロケーションに恵まれ、30年の長きにわたり清里フォトアートミュージアムの活動を継続できましたことは、国内外の写真家のみなさまのお力添えがなければなしえないことでした。そして展覧会・巡回展、イベントやワークショップなど教育普及活動に協力いただきました写真関係のみなさま、足しげく来館くださいましたお客さま、当館を受け入れあたたかくお見守りくださった地元・北杜市のみなさま、長年にわたり社会交流基金にて支援を賜りました宗教法人・真如苑に心より感謝し、厚く御礼申し上げます。
今後の詳細は、随時当サイトにて発表してまいります。
ご理解のほど何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。
清里フォトアートミュージアム
— Notice of Relocation —
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
Thank you very much for your continued support and understanding of the activities of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (K*MoPA).
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, we held a commemorative ceremony celebrating the 30th anniversary of the museum’s opening, welcoming approximately 160 guests. The ceremony began with an address by the photographer Masato Seto, the current director who succeeded the late founding director Eikoh Hosoe. Photos and details of the event can be found on our website: https://www.kmopa.com/category/news/
We were honored to welcome guests from Taiwan, the United States, South Korea, Bangladesh, and Poland, and received many video messages from various countries. At the end of the ceremony, our Executive Committee Member Seiji Nishikawa announced the museum’s relocation plans as below.
[Announcements on September 6, 2025]
•The museum will be relocated to the shores of Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture, with the opening scheduled a few years from now.
•The current facility (museum) in Kiyosato will not be demolished and will continue to be utilized.
•The “Young Portfolio” (YP) open call, which supports photographers aged 35 and under, will continue during the relocation period, with exhibitions planned at alternative venues. Details of the call for entries will be announced on our website in November 2025.
•Exhibitions at the current Kiyosato location will conclude at 5:00 PM on Monday, October 13, 2025 (a national holiday in Japan).
Thanks to the visionary leadership of our founding director Eikoh Hosoe, the beautiful space designed by architect Akira Kuryu, and the museum’s location surrounded by forest, we have been able to continue our activities for 30 years. This would not have been possible without the support of photographers from all over the world. We are deeply grateful to all those involved in our exhibitions, traveling shows, educational programs, events, and workshops, as well as to our loyal visitors, the local community of Hokuto City, and the Shinnyo-en, which has supported us for many years through the Social Contribution Fund.
Further details will be announced on our website as they become available.
We sincerely appreciate your continued understanding and support.
