TOKYO METROPOLITAN TEIEN ART MUSEUM
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
LOOKING AT ARCHITECTURE
This year’s annual Looking at Architecture exhibition will focus on the lighting fixtures in the museum’s interior design, which fuses an Art Deco sensibility with the advanced craftsmanship of traditional Japanese artisans. The new wing will also display lighting fixtures that recall the design and decoration of the main building, including lamps designed during the Art Nouveau through Art Deco periods.
VENUE
VENUE
TOKYO METROPOLITAN TEIEN ART MUSEUM
- C11
- Meguro
The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum occupies Prince Asaka’s former residence, an Art Deco building with surrounding gardens constructed in 1933. Designed by key figures of the movement like Henri Rapin and demonstrating the highest level of Japanese craftsmanship, the museum hosts a selection of artworks in rooms that are themselves works of art. The exhibition program brings historical and contemporary artists, architects, and designers into conversation with these surroundings. Visitors can also explore the gardens, which have remained unchanged since their completion.
The museum was established in 1983 and added an annex in 2014 designed in collaboration with Hiroshi Sugimoto. The residence was designated an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese Government the following year.
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