Museum of the Imperial Collections
Chiyoda, Japan
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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- Opening hours
- Tu-Th, Su 09:30-16:30; Fr-Sa 09:30-19:30
- Admission
- Ticketed
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible
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The Museum of the Imperial Collections Sannomaru-Shōzōkan, located on the grounds of the East Garden of Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, was designed by Nikken Sekkei and opened in 1993 to preserve and study imperial household treasures. The museum was established following the 1989 donation of 6,000 artworks by the Imperial family to the Japanese government at the transition from the Shōwa to Heisei period; many pieces were created by Imperial Household Artists. The collection grew substantially with subsequent donations from the estate of Prince Chichibu in 1996, Princess Takamatsu in 2005, and the Prince Mikasa family in 2014, expanding the holdings to 9,800 items. Owing to space constraints in the original 160-square-meter exhibition room, the museum underwent major renovation, with the first phase of a new building opening in 2023. The second phase, scheduled for completion in 2026, will expand exhibition space eightfold and storage capacity fourfold.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- art museum
- Place
- Chiyoda, Japan
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