The National Museum of Western Art
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The National Museum of Western Art (国立西洋美術館 Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan?) is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. It is located in the musesum and zoo complex in Ueno Park, Tokyo. The museum's collection includes pieces from 15th century to the modern period.
The Museum was founded in 1959 around the Matsukata Collection