Idemitsu Museum of Arts

Idemitsu Museum of Arts (出光美術館, Idemitsu Bijutsukan) is an art museum located in the Marunouchi area of Chiyoda, Tokyo (東京都千代田区丸の内).

The Idemitsu Museum of Arts in Tokyo, located on the 9th floor of the Teigeki Building, in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Moji

History

The museum was founded in 1966 and is administered as an incorporated foundation of "Idemitsu Kōsan Co., Ltd" (出光興産株式会社, Idemitsu Kōsan Kabushiki-gaisha). In 2000, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Moji (出光美術館(門司), Idemitsu Bijutsukan Moji), a branch of the museum, opened in Mojikō Retro Town (門司港レトロ地区, Mojikō Retoro Chiku), in Moji Ward, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県北九州市門司区).

Collection

The museum maintains a permanent collection consisting primarily of Japanese painting, including a large collection of ceramics by Itaya Hazan, and East Asian ceramics, and also holds several temporary exhibitions each year.

See also

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