Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art

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National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

The Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art (東京国立近代美術館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan^?) is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting contemporary Japanese art. Located in a building designed by Taniguchi Yoshirō in Kitanomaru Park, it was originally establed in 1952 in the Kyōbashi area of Tokyo. It has been in its current location since 1969.

The collection contains many notable Japanese artists since the Meiji period as well as a few contemporary Western prints. In 1977, the museum opened an annex, the Crafts Gallery, that displays modern textiles, ceramics, lacquers, and other Japanese crafts.

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[edit] National Film Center

The Kyōbashi building, remodeled after the move to Kitanomaru Park, now houses the museum's National Film Center. The nation's only public institution devoted to cinema, it holds about 40,000 films, and numerous other materials, in its collection. The Center has film-related materials on permanent display. In addition, it holds special screenings in its theaters. It is a member of The International Federation of Film Archives. A branch is located in the city of Sagamihara in neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture.

The Kyōbashi building is a one-minute walk from Kyōbashi Station (Station G-10) on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. It is also a one-minute walk from Takarachō Station (Station A-12) on the Toei Asakusa Line.[1]