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

東京都歴史文化財団

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.

TMFHC Cultural Facilities

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 & Technology2,318 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

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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