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).
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.
Coordinates: 35°40′35.5″N 139°45′38.7″E / 35.676528°N 139.760750°E
See also[]
External links[]
Media related to Idemitsu Museum of Arts at Wikimedia Commons
- Idemitsu Museum of Arts (in English)
- 1966 establishments in Japan
- Art museums and galleries in Tokyo
- Art museums established in 1966
- Museums in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Japanese art stubs
- Japanese museum stubs