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"Masterpieces from Museums in Japan" Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
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Egon Schiele, Pierre Bonnard, Shikanosuke Oka, Wassily Kandinsky, Tsuguharu Fujita et al.
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Japan Association of Art Museums, the network organization of nationwide public museums, this exhibition presents masterpieces from the enormous collections of Japan's 100 public museums. The exhibition reveals the highlight of the public collection, consisting of 50 western paintings, 70 Japanese modern and contemporary paintings, 50 nihonga paintings and 50 prints and sculptures, which include many famous paintings that can be found in school textbooks and works that haven't been exhibited elsewhere.
From paintings by Millet, Monet and Picasso that many people must be familiar with, to Egon Schiele's "Portrait of Karl Grünwald" which is the only one oil painting by the artist in a Japanese museum, this exhibition showcases masterpieces that public museums acquired since their openings.
Check the museum's website for related events.
[Image: Egon Schiele "Portrait of Karl Grünwald" (1917) Collection of the Toyota Municipal Museum]
From paintings by Millet, Monet and Picasso that many people must be familiar with, to Egon Schiele's "Portrait of Karl Grünwald" which is the only one oil painting by the artist in a Japanese museum, this exhibition showcases masterpieces that public museums acquired since their openings.
Check the museum's website for related events.
[Image: Egon Schiele "Portrait of Karl Grünwald" (1917) Collection of the Toyota Municipal Museum]
Schedule | Apr 25 (Sat) 2009-Jul 5 (Sun) 2009 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1400, University Students ¥1200, High School Students ¥700, Age 65 and over ¥800 | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum | ||||
| Location | 8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the Park exit of JR Ueno Station, 10 minute walk from the Ikenohata exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Main line, 10 minute walk from exit 7 at Ueno Station on the Ginza and Hibiya lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3823-6921 | ||||
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