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Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

University Art Museum

Museum or Collection Type:
Cultural History & Art
Institutional Type:
Museum

Subject:
Art

Address:
12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8714, Japan

Contact:
Professor AKIMOTO,Yuji
Phone: +81(0)5055252200(central)

Links:
University Art Museum
Tokyo University of the Arts

Description:
The Tokyo Fine Arts School (the predecessor of Tokyo University of the Arts / the former name: Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) started to collect art materials for education and research prior to its foundation in 1887.

In 1999, The University Art Museum was opened in response to the aging of the facilities and the needs of the storage and exhibition space commensurate with the scale of the collection. Today this collection is one of Japan's largest with about 29,000 pieces, distinguished by Japanese modern arts, including works of former teachers and students.(From Museum website)