Tokyo National Museum is the largest and oldest museum in Japan. It is located outside Ueno park. It is consists of
Honkan (本館, Japanese Gallery),
Tōyōkan (東洋館, Asian Gallery),
Hyōkeikan (表慶館),
Heiseikan (平成館),
Hōryū-ji Hōmotsukan (法隆寺宝物館) and
Shiryōkan (資料館, the Research and Information Center).
Tōyōkan (東洋館, Asian Gallery) was inaugurated in 1968 & designed by Taniguchi Yoshio. It is dedicated to the art and archaeology of Asia. Among them are from China, Korea, South East Asia, Egypt, etc.
Hyōkeikan (表慶館) is built to commemorate the marriage of the then Meiji Crown Prince (late Emperor Taisho). It is open for events & temporary exhibitions only. When i were there, it was closed.
Honkan (本館, Japanese Gallery). The original main gallery was severely damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Construction began in 1932 & completed in 1938. The Japanese Gallery provides a general view of Japanese art, containing 24 exhibition rooms on two floors. It consists of exhibitions from 10,000 B.C. up to the late 19th century, exhibitions of different types of art such as ceramics, sculpture, swords, and others.
Some olden architectures around the compound of the museum
Hōryū-ji Hōmotsukan (法隆寺宝物館). Art works from the 319
Hōryū-ji Treasures, originally donated to the Imperial Household by Hōryū-ji in 1878, are exhibited in six rooms.
Tokyo National Museum is the largest and oldest museum in Japan. It is located outside Ueno park. It is consists of Honkan (本館, Japanese Gallery), Tōyōkan (東洋館, Asian Gallery), Hyōkeikan (表慶館), Heiseikan (平成館), Hōryū-ji Hōmotsukan (法隆寺宝物館) and Shiryōkan (資料館, the Research and Information Center).
Tōyōkan (東洋館, Asian Gallery) was inaugurated in 1968 & designed by Taniguchi Yoshio. It is dedicated to the art and archaeology of Asia. Among them are from China, Korea, South East Asia, Egypt, etc.
Hyōkeikan (表慶館) is built to commemorate the marriage of the then Meiji Crown Prince (late Emperor Taisho). It is open for events & temporary exhibitions only. When i were there, it was closed.
Honkan (本館, Japanese Gallery). The original main gallery was severely damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Construction began in 1932 & completed in 1938. The Japanese Gallery provides a general view of Japanese art, containing 24 exhibition rooms on two floors. It consists of exhibitions from 10,000 B.C. up to the late 19th century, exhibitions of different types of art such as ceramics, sculpture, swords, and others.
Some olden architectures around the compound of the museum
Hōryū-ji Hōmotsukan (法隆寺宝物館). Art works from the 319 Hōryū-ji Treasures, originally donated to the Imperial Household by Hōryū-ji in 1878, are exhibited in six rooms.
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