ARCHITECTUREJAPAN

Art Museums

Japanese museum architecture that designs the interplay of art, light and movement.

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Art MuseumsModern Architecture
Mitsubishi Ichigokan
三菱一号館
Location
Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Reconstruction completed
2009
Architect
Original design: Josiah Conder
Art MuseumsContemporary Architecture
The National Art Center, Tokyo
国立新美術館
Location
Minato City, Tokyo
Opened
2007
Architect
Kisho Kurokawa and Nihon Sekkei joint venture
Art MuseumsModern Architecture
The National Museum of Western Art
国立西洋美術館
Location
Taitō City, Tokyo
Opened
1959
Architect
Le Corbusier (detailed design: Kunio Maekawa, Junzō Sakakura, Takamasa Yoshizaka)
Art MuseumsContemporary Architecture
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
金沢21世紀美術館
Location
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
Opened
2004
Architect
SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa)