Celebrating Tokyo’s first World Heritage site: The work of Le Corbusier and Kunio Maekawa

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

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Le Corbusier, Kunio Maekawa

In 2016, the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno became the first World Heritage site registered in Tokyo. This exhibition, organized in cooperation with Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, commemorates this momentous event. It will present the work and architectural approach of French architect Le Corbusier, who was the designer behind the National Museum of Western Art, and Japanese architect Kunio Maekawa, who studied directly under Le Corbusier, across three venues: Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. In the house where Maekawa lived in 1942 - which is now forms part of Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum -
various works by Le Corbusier will be on exhibit, showing the influence he had on Japan, as well as items that present the world and architecture of Maekawa.

[Related Events]
Museum Talk Event: Le Corbusier and Kunio Maekawa
Date: June 24 (Sat), August 26 (Sat) 14:30-15:30
Venue: Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum Exhibition Room
Speaker: Isamu Yoneyama (researcher at Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum)
*Event in Japanese.

Schedule	May 30 (Tue) 2017-Sep 10 (Sun) 2017  Opening Hours Information Hours 9:30-17:30 Until 16:30 from October to March. Closed Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.
Fee	Adults ¥400; University Students ¥320; High School and Junior High (not in Tokyo) School Students, Seniors 65 & Over ¥200; Junior High School Students and Under free.
Venue	Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum https://www.tatemonoen.jp/english/
Location	3-7-1 Sakuracho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo (inside Koganei Park) 184-0005 Open with a Map App
Access	From the North exit of Musashi-Koganei Station on the JR Chuo line, take the Seibu bus and get off at Koganei-Koen Nishiguchi. The venue is 5 minute walk from there. From the South exit of Hana-Koganei Station on the Seibu Shinjuku line, take the Seibu bus and get off at Koganei-Koen Nishiguchi. The venue is 5 minute walk from there.
Phone	042-388-3300
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