It’s not just the art that’s worth seeing at the Artizon Museum, it’s the way it’s presented. From unique curating ideas that surprise you by shwoing familiar masterpieces from a new perspective to galleries that invite you to see more, come closer, and think differently, don’t miss seeing whatever is on display while you’re in Tokyo. It’s an especially great place to visit on a hot or rainy day.
This new museum combines choice pieces of modern art by all the well-known masters, with exhibitions designed and curated in unique ways. The interior of the building itself offers glimpses of visitors enjoying other parts of the exhibition…
that almost becomes a work of art about appreciating art.
And the curators are constantly coming up with novel approaches to presenting the masterpieces in their collection, like arranging them in the kind of setting that suggests how collector might have enjoyed them at home…
even inviting visitors to sit in a room…
or step up onto the tatami to feel what it might be like to live with such amazing artwork.
And the artwork is amazing. The Artizon’s collection of modern masterworks checks all the boxes when it comes to the best of the best, focusing primarily on a killer Impressionist collection, from Renoir…
to Monet…
And a respectable showing of artists from other movements, from Picasso…
to Pollack.
What’s especially interesting is the inclusion of Japanese impressionists and surrealists whose names are less familiar to those outside Japan, like Kishida…
and Koga.
They also exhibit an eclectic selection of Japanese art, from the itinerant monk Enju, who carved over a hundred thousand rustic Buddha figures to show his appreciation to the temples who hosted him…
to National Cultural Treasure paintings like this series by Sesshu.
Artizon Museum
Open: Every day, but closed Mondays
Hours: 10:00 – 17:30
Admission: Varies by exhibition
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
Jonelle Patrick writes about Japan 