Artizon Museum

Artizon Museum
The Artizon Museum in its new location
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LocationTokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°40′44″N 139°46′19″E / 35.6789°N 139.7719°E / 35.6789; 139.7719

Artizon Museum Aatizon Bijutukan (アーティゾン美術館), until 2018 Bridgestone Museum of Art (ブリヂストン美術館, Burijisuton Bijutsukan), is an art museum in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

The museum was founded in 1952 by the founder of Bridgestone Tire Co., Ishibashi Shojiro. The museum's collections include Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and twentieth-century art by Japanese, European and American artists, as well as ceramic works from Ancient Greece. The museum is located in the Museum Tower Kyobashi, a 25 floor office building[2] in the Yaesu-Kyobashi area of Tokyo.

History

The museum was founded in 1952 by Ishibashi Shojiro, founder of Bridgestone Tire Co. (his family name means stone bridge).[3]

The museum hosted the first major retrospective in Japan dedicated to Italian architect Ettore Sottsass in 2026.[4]

Closure and eventual reopening

The museum was located in the headquarters of the Bridgestone Corporation in Chūō, Tokyo. This building was demolished in 2015 and the Museum Tower Kyobashi was erected in its place.

The museum closed its doors on 18 May 2015 and reopened again in January 2020.[5] The museum's new name was announced in 2018,[6] combining the words "art" and "horizon".[7] During the long-term closure, various items from the museum's collection have been loaned out for display in other institutions.[8]

Selected artists

Selected collection highlights

Ishibashi Foundation Art Research Center

The Ishibashi Foundation Art Research Center (石橋財団アートリサーチセンター) opened in Machida in 2015 as a research facility for the Artizon Museum. Focused upon the research, storage, and preservation and restoration of the collection, since 2017 school groups have been welcomed, there are also lectures and workshops for the public, and a library open to researchers.[10]

Publications

The museum has published a number of books about its collection and special exhibitions.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
  2. ↑ https://www.museumtower-kyobashi.com/en/overview/
  3. ↑ Dunn, Michael (May 4, 2006). "Bridgestone museum celebrates 50th anniversary". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/Japan-Italy-at-the-Artizon-Museum-in-Tokyo%3A-the-first-major-retrospective-in-Japan-dedicated-to-Ettore-Sottsass/
  5. ↑ "Announcement: We will close for renovation on May 18". Bridgestone Museum of Art. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Concept | Artizon Museum". 26 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "About Us | Artizon Museum". 26 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Works on loan to other museums". Bridgestone Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Wada, Yuhei (January 21, 2011). "'Why is it Masterwork?'". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  10. ↑ 石橋財団アートリサーチセンター [Ishibashi Foundation Art Research Center] (in Japanese). Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Books". Artizon Museum.
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