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Location:
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is located in Ueno Park, Ueno, Taito City, Tokyo.
It is next to the main entrance of Ueno Zoo and is only five minutes walk from the Ueno Park exit of JR Ueno Station.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is famous in Tokyo, one of the prefectural government-supported museums in Japan.
History:
It is the first public art museum in Japan, established in 1926. The museum sponsors approximately 280 exhibitions every year.
Besides, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum holds Special Exhibitions in Japanese, English, and Chinese language. Furthermore, the museum has school education exhibitions to encourage students to be artists.
A famous Japanese modern architect Kunio Mayekawa designed the building’s current structure, completed in 1975.
Entrance Fee:
The entrance fee generally is free.
The entrance fee of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is free for the public. However, the entrance fee depends on the exhibition’s wise.
Restaurant & Cafe:
It has two restaurants and a cafe inside where visitors can enjoy hot drinks and delicious food.
Besides, there is a lounge, Sato Keitaro Memorial Lounge in Ueno Park, where visitors can rest and enjoy the park’s excellent views, including the cascade and Tokyo National Museum.
Facility:
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum has several facilities for visitors. It has free wifi services, dining, non-smoking areas, and clean restrooms.
In addition, there are several facilities such as disabled parking, automatic doors, wheelchair-accessible elevators, multi-purpose toilets, kids diaper changing facilities, baby chairs, and Breastfeeding rooms.
Besides, there are good facilities for multi-national speaking people. For example, it has booklets in Japanese, English, and Chinese.
Opening hours:
9:30-17:30
The closing hour depends on the season, screening, and exhibition schedule. But, the last admission is 30 minutes before the closing hour.
Closing days:
New Year(Dec. 28-Jan. 3)
Besides, it remains closed on the Ist & 3rd Mondays of the month. But the museum remains closed on Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday.
Surroundings:
There are several museums, shrines, markets, and other famous tourist spots in Ueno Park.
Besides the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, some famous museums are worth mentioning, such as the Tokyo National Museum, the Ueno Royal Museum, the National Museum of Nature and Science, the National Museum of Western Art, Kuroda Memorial Hall and the Shitamachi Museum.
Some shrines and markets such as Ueno Ameyoko Market, Shinobazu Pond Bentendo, Toshugu Shrine, and Ueno Zoo are closed from the museum.
How to access:
Nearest station: JR Ueno Station
5 minutes walk(Park Exit).
Address:
5 Chome-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato City, Tokyo 108-0071
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