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National Museum of Modern Art Crafts Gallery

東京国立近代美術館工芸館

Description

The Crafts Gallery was opened in 1977 as an annex to the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art. It is located in the Kitanomaru Park, which is close to the Imperial Palace. The gallery houses 3,400 items of Japanese and foreign modern and contemporary works, including ceramics, glassware, lacquer crafts, dyed and woven textiles, dolls and metalworks as well as works of industrial and graphic designs. Exhibitions of the works from the gallery's own collection as well as planned exhibitions are held all. During the exhibitions, the gallery also holds a special event, ”Touch & Talk,” which allows visitors of all ages to participate and handle the craftworks (from 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays). The Meiji-era Western-style brick building, designed by a military engineer, Yaushi Tamura, was built in March 1910 as the headquarters of the Imperial Guard of the Japanese army. It is one of the most important cultural assets as it was designed by a Japanese engineer and is still standing. It is an 8-minute walk from the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Takebashi Station, Exit 1b.

Location Information

  • Address

    Kitanomaru-koen Park 1-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0091

  • Nearest Station
    Takebashi Station
    ・ Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
    Exit 1b
    8 minutes on foot
  • Phone Number
    03-5777-8600
    Available languages
    only in Japanese
  • Hours
    Tuesday 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Wednesday 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Thursday 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Friday 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm
    *Last admission: 4:30 p.m.
  • Closed
    Monday
    If the national holiday falls on a Monday, then we are open. We are closed during the period of changing items on the exhibit, and also a New Year’s holiday.

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