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National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Tokyo · Chiyoda · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: 東京国立近代美術館

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WHAT TO DONational Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Japan's first national art museum, holding more Important Cultural Properties of modern Japanese art than anywhere else.

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Central Tokyo · Chiyoda

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Japan's first national art museum, holding more Important Cultural Properties of modern Japanese art than anywhere else.

About this place

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (東京国立近代美術館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan), also known as MOMAT, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting modern Japanese art. The museum, in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, is known for its collection of 20th-century art and includes Western-style and Nihonga artists. It has a branch, the National Crafts Museum, in the city of Kanazawa.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1952 Architect / artist：Yoshiro Taniguchi Highlights / collection：13 Important Cultural Properties, Ryusei Kishida, Road, Embankment and Wall, Taikan Yokoyama, Seisei Ruten Genre：Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Western-style painting, Contemporary art

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