Tottori Sand Museum 砂の美術館

Tottori Sand Museum

After the dunes, see the sand sculptures

Discover gigantic ephemeral sculptures of sand, gathered in a vast room at the Tottori Sand Museum. In tribute to the dunes of the same name, this museum allows Japanese artists to express their art with an unusual material...

Tottori Sand Museum Exhibitions

All the works are created using caramel colored Tottori sand, water, and simple tools such as trowels. The sculptures immediately impress visitors with their impressive size, but also with their high level of detail. The works are sculpted with extraordinary meticulousness, and a sense of realism.

Detailed architecture such as the Palace of Westminster, the Aztec pyramids, the skyscrapers of Manhattan have been featured... but also human representations carved with precision allow visitors to immerse themselves in this journey.

Sculpture at Tottori Sand Museum (Theme: Russia)

Sculpture at Tottori Sand Museum (Theme: Russia)

Sculpture at Tottori Sand Museum (Theme: Russia)


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