The is an arts museum located in

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. It is owned by the

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corporation. The collection theme of the art works is "Art in life" and they mainly have Japanese antiques.

History

In 1961, Suntory President Keizo Saji opened the Suntory Museum in the Palace Building in

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with the theme of "Art in life". In 1975, it was moved to Suntory Building in Akasaka,

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. When the Tokyo branch of Suntory was to move to

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in January 2005, the museum was temporarily closed. On March 30, 2007, the former site of the

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was redeveloped and reopened as a new "Suntory Museum of Art" to be moved into the "Tokyo Midtown". It was temporarily closed in November 2019, renovated, and reopened in July 2020. As a result, the ceiling was made more

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-resistant, the indoor lighting was changed to

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, and the entrance, shops and cafes adjacent to the building, and staff uniforms were renewed. The design of the renewal was supervised by

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, who designed the Tokyo Midtown Garden Site, where the museum is located, and the museum. The Suntory Museum of Art,

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and

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, comprise the "Roppongi Art Triangle" 生まれ変わった“美の空間” サントリー美術館、リニューアル・オープン記念展
The Asahi Shimbun, July 21, 2020

Gallery

References

External links

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Suntory Museum of Art
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* Kengo Kuma buildings Akasaka, Tokyo Art museums and galleries in Tokyo Suntory Buildings and structures in Minato, Tokyo {{Japan-museum-stub