Located in Kochi City, The Museum of Art, Kochi is a public art museum operated by the Kochi Prefectural Cultural Foundation. It opened in 1993. The museum has a collection of more than 41,000 works by about 440 artists, both Japanese and foreign, including a collection of paintings by Marc Chagall. It continues to add to its collection of expressionist and neo-expressionist art, along with works by artists with ties to Kochi. In 2013 it opened the Ishimoto Yasuhiro Photo Center, which houses a vast collection of works and materials from photographer Ishimoto Yasuhiro, who had ties to Kochi. The museum was built using traditional materials such as Tosa shikkui (a weather resistant lime plaster) and Tosa roof tiles. Its facilities include a hall equipped with a movable Noh stage. While it focuses on the fine arts, the museum is open to diverse forms of artistic expression, and it offers a variety of programs in areas including the performing arts and film.