Description
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum is a comprehensive art museum focusing on photography and film. It opened in June 1990 to enrich and develop the culture of photography and film in Japan. It is currently closed due to large-scale renovations, and plans to reopen in the autumn of 2016. It is a museum that is rare even around the world, and currently owns many valuable works. The collection numbers approximately 30,528 items (as of the end of March 2014). Although it has its roots in the 20th-century style analog print photography, it continues to record developments in photography and film . It is a museum where you can learn about the history and cultural development of photography. The museum is inside Yebisu Garden Place, within walking distance of JR Ebisu Station.
Location Information
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- Address
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Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3, Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-0062
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- Nearest Station
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Ebisu Station
・ JR Shonan Shinjuku Line
・ JR Yamanote Line
・ JR Saikyo Line
・ Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
East Exit
7 minutes on foot
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- Phone Number
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03-3280-0099Available languagesonly in Japanese
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- Hours
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Tuesday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm
*Opens until 8:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday; last admission 30 minutes before closing
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- Closed
- Monday
Days following holidays *Closed Sep. 24, 2014 to end of Aug., 2016 (scheduled) for renovations
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