The is an arts museum located in
Tokyo Midtown
is a 569,000-square-meter (6.1 million sq ft) mixed-use development in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in March 2007, the $3 billion (¥370 billion) project includes office, residential, commercial, hotel, and leisure space, and the new quarte ...
,
Roppongi,
Tokyo. It is owned by the
Suntory
(commonly referred to as simply Suntory) is a Japanese multinational brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan, and makes Japanese whisky. It ...
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
Marunouchi,
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Chiyoda City in English language, English. with the theme of "Art in life". In 1975, it was moved to Suntory Building in
Akasaka,
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits t ...
. When the Tokyo branch of Suntory was to move to
Odaiba in January 2005, the museum was temporarily closed. On March 30, 2007, the former site of the
Defense Agency
The is an executive department of the Government of Japan responsible for preserving the peace and independence of Japan, and maintaining the country’s national security and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
The ministry is headed by the Min ...
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
earthquake-resistant, the indoor lighting was changed to
LED, and the entrance, shops and cafes adjacent to the building, and staff uniforms were renewed. The design of the renewal was supervised by
Kengo Kuma
is a Japanese architect and professor in the Department of Architecture (Graduate School of Engineering) at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma is also noted for his prolific writings ...
, who designed the Tokyo Midtown Garden Site, where the museum is located, and the museum. The Suntory Museum of Art,
Mori Art Museum and
The National Art Center, Tokyo, 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
within Google Arts & Culture
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Kengo Kuma buildings
Akasaka, Tokyo
Art museums and galleries in Tokyo
Suntory
Buildings and structures in Minato, Tokyo
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