LibGuides: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Shabi) (美術館 )

General Information

Facility:	Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Address:	Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0062
Phone:	+81-3-3280-0099
FAX:	+81-3-3280-0033
Hours:	10:00-18:00 (Please enter 30 min. before closing.) Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Closed:	Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday.) Note: For more detail please go to"" on their webpage.

About Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography:

The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (東京都写真美術館 Tōkyō-to Shashin Bijutsukan, also known as Shabi, opened in 1995. Shabi was the first museum in Japan focused on photography and audiovisual arts. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

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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
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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.

Summary of Collection(s)

Collection Size As of (2012): 29,613 items

Photographic Works:
- Japanese: 18,812 items
- Non-Japanese: 5,480 items

Reference Materials on Images & Technology: 2,318 items
Reference Materials on Photography : 3,003 items

Note: The Museum provides a good description of their collections on the "Search Collection" on their web page.

Note: The Guide uses the ALA/LC standard romanization, however, it also reflects different romanization system used by an individual institution.

Access

Directions

How to Use the Facility

Visiting the Museum

Admission:

Entrance fees vary depending on the exhibition. Please check on "Visitor Information" on their website.

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Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Shabi) (美術館 )