Museums, with their cornucopia of valuable artefacts, are awesome.

It makes sense that people will want to visit -- even if they have to buy tickets to do so.

Kitty Kulture

Well two stubborn, furry connoisseurs of culture have been trying, unsuccessfully, to get into the Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art for two years now.

According to Soranews 24, it all started when the museum had a cat exhibit all the way back in June, 2016.

A furry visitor tried making his way into the museum.

警備員さん「チケットない方はダメ」。黒猫様「あにゃー」 pic.twitter.com/X9Chynkm5V

— むくすけ (@mukusuke) June 26, 2016

And was promptly turned away.

チケット持ってなかった黒猫さんのこの後。「顔洗って出直してきますにゃー」 pic.twitter.com/jh9ggGiS1U

— むくすけ (@mukusuke) June 28, 2016

A year later, the same cat came back, and once again it was turned away by the same security guard.

にらみ合いー突撃ー防御ー再突破ー捕獲ーお見送り。本日も近所の黒猫と警備の方の攻防がありました。特別展「招き猫亭コレクションー猫まみれ」なので入館を許可したいところですが、作品保全のため、丁重にお帰りいただきました。展覧会ＨＰはコチラ：https://t.co/LJMNYF9Vog pic.twitter.com/11m7mWVr3I

— 尾道市立美術館 (@bijutsu1) March 22, 2017

Foiled.

2018 still trying

This year, the same museum enthusiast continues to persist with his usual shenanigans.

『だめニャ。Why not? 』（H301023）スタッフ撮影の美術館周辺の猫スナップをご紹介。（spin off 2018、不定期配信）#尾道 #千光寺公園 #尾道市立美術館 #猫 #黒猫 #cat #onomichi pic.twitter.com/HCMw0pVHyD

— 尾道市立美術館 (@bijutsu1) October 28, 2018

Only this time, there seems to be another museum enthusiast.

Here it is.

Here is what appears to be the same security guard keeping the sanctity of the museum intact while still giving out well-deserved kitty scratches.

映像『また明日。See you tomorrow. 』（H301031）スタッフ撮影の美術館周辺の猫スナップをご紹介。（spin off 2018、不定期配信） #尾道 #千光寺公園 #尾道市立美術館 #猫 #茶トラ #cat #onomichi pic.twitter.com/ENOlWIHYkl

— 尾道市立美術館 (@bijutsu1) October 31, 2018

In case you can't view the video.

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Ken and Go

According to official tweets from the museum and a Japanese Twitter user, the black cat has since been named Ken, or Ken-chan. 

His ginger counterpart is called Gosaku, but often affectionately referred to as Go-chan.

Hello, Onomichi city art museum ( @bijutsu1 ) tweet their picture everyday. And that immortal cat's name is "Ken". We call him "Ken-chan". Near this museum often some cats take a walk 😻😻 pic.twitter.com/EtMtKcvkgF

— 闇のシッパーではない暁 (@akatuki_k_c) June 7, 2018

Not at all(´∀｀*)
Incidentally, the red tabby's name is "Gosaku". We call him(maybe him) "Go-chan"!!
And Onomichi is a beautiful port city. there're some history temple or shrine. If you have a chance, please visit Onomichi💕 pic.twitter.com/tEBIR5C8Oz

— 闇のシッパーではない暁 (@akatuki_k_c) June 9, 2018

With their frequent visits to the museum's entrance, they've since become good friends of the museum and its security guard.

And the best thing is, the two kitty's futile attempts have been forever immortalised in merch.

the cat trying to get into the Japanese art mueseum is now immortalized on a tote bag in their gift shop pic.twitter.com/eLcY2jYrlI

— John Leguisagna (@RabbeseKing) June 4, 2018

【新商品のご案内】トートバック第3弾「Ken ＆ Go (ver. Yin-Yang)」を明日から当館にて販売を開始します。数に限りがあり、ショップのみの取り扱いとなります (お一人様2枚) m(_ _)m。ゴッちゃん、トート、初登場！よろしくニャー(^o^) ／。#尾道 #尾道市立美術館 #猫 #黒猫 #茶トラ #新商品 pic.twitter.com/d2OfQYUxNu

— 尾道市立美術館 (@bijutsu1) October 19, 2018

Cute!

No word on when they will get to visit the museum though.

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