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Overview

About Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture:

The Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture (TMFHC) was established in 1995 as a result of the unification of Tokyo Culture Promotion Association and Edo-Tokyo History Foundation. The TMFHC became a public interest incorporated foundation in April 2010.

The TMFHC operates a total of 12 cultural facilities: the Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum Photography, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo Arts and Space, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Arts Studio.

Since its establishment, the TMFHC has been promoting arts and culture in Tokyo as well as preserving and developing the Edo-Tokyo historical heritage. The TMFHC also arranges a wide range cultural events and supports cultural activities.

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Institution

Institution:	Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
Founded:	1995
Type:	Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
Location:	Sumida, Tokyo

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Facility Guides

TMFHC Cultural Facilities

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (江戸東京たてもの園)
The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is a branch of the Edo-Tokyo Museum, located in Koganei Park, Tokyo, the museum displays various kinds of historical Japanese buildings.
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (東京都美術館)
Founded in 1926, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum was the first public museum in Japan. The museum is located in Ueno Park.
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (東京都庭園美術館)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum is located in Minato ward, Tokyo. The museum is named because the building is surrounded by gardens and sculptures.
Tokyo Arts and Space
Tokyo Arts and Space (formerly Tokyo Wonder Site) was first opened in 2001 an art center in Hongo Tokyo. The facility promotes of new art and culture from the heart of Tokyo.
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery (東京都渋谷公園通りギャラリー)
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery holds a variety of exhibitions and other programs, including Art Brut, as a way to contribute to the promotion of understanding diversity and the realization of an accepting and inclusive society through art.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (東京文化会館)
Since its opening in 1961 as a full-fledged musical hall, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan has served as the stage for world-class musicians and dancers. The Main Hall hosts opera, ballet, and orchestras, while the Recital Hall features chamber music and recitals. The building was designed by Kunio Maekawa, a central figure in the Japanese modernist architecture movement.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (東京芸術劇場)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre opened in October 1990 as a center for the performing arts located in Ikebukuro, Tokyo to promote art and culture by presenting programs in the music, theatre, opera, and dance field.
Civic Creative Base Tokyo CCBT (シビック・クリエイティブ・ベース東京)
CCBT is a hub where the public can explore their creative imaginations in society through the use of digital technology. CCBT has labs and studios where we will have workshops and programs, becoming the driving force of innovations born out of Tokyo.
Arts Council Tokyo アーツカウンシル東京
Arts Council Tokyo develops a variety of programs to encourage the creation and dissemination of arts and culture and to promote Tokyo as an international city of artistic and cultural attractions.