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).
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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.
External links
- Idemitsu Museum of Arts (in English)