Itabashi Art Museum, Art museum in Akatsuka, Tokyo, Japan
The Itabashi Art Museum is an art museum in the Akatsuka neighborhood of Tokyo that hosts rotating exhibitions of Japanese art inside a modern building. It stands directly next to Akatsuka Park, which surrounds the building with trees and open green space.
The museum opened in 1979, making it one of the first modern art institutions in the northern part of Tokyo. Its founding gave the art scene in that area a new place to take root.
The museum focuses on artists connected to Itabashi Ward and shows their works from different periods of Japanese art. Visitors can discover how the artistic life of this part of Tokyo developed over time.
The museum is about a 15-minute walk from Nishi-Takashimadaira Station on the Toei Mita Line; Namimatsu Station on the Tobu Tojo Line is about 20 minutes away and Shimo-Akatsuka about 22. Buses from Namimatsu Station North Exit or Takashimadaira Station stop at "Kuritsu Bijutsukan" right by the entrance, but note they do not pass Nishi-Takashimadaira. The building stands on the Akatsuka Castle site.
The museum holds a substantial collection of Edo-period Kano-school painting, nikuhitsu ukiyo-e and modern Japanese art, including Kusama Yayoi's 1963 "Macaroni Coat" and works by Satō Taisei. Since 1981 it has hosted the annual Bologna International Children's Book Illustration Exhibition. For old-art works, the museum grants free use in company calendars and wrapping paper on request.
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