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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Tokyo · Taito · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: 東京都美術館

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Japan's first public art museum; Maekawa's rebuild sinks into the ground to keep the height of Ueno's trees.

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Overview

Japan's first public art museum; Maekawa's rebuild sinks into the ground to keep the height of Ueno's trees.

About this place

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (東京都美術館, Tōkyōto Bijutsukan) is a museum of art located in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. The first public art museum in Japan, it opened in 1926 as the Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum and was renamed in 1943 after Tokyo became a metropolitan prefecture. The original building was replaced by one built in 1975 designed by modernist architect Kunio Maekawa.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1926 Architect / artist：Kunio Maekawa Highlights / collection：Venue for open-call exhibitions, Brick-coloured tiles Genre：Contemporary art, Architecture

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