National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (東京国立近代美術館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan) or MOMAT[1] is one of the major art museums in Japan.[2]
| 東京国立近代美術館 | |
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| Established | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | http://www.momat.go.jp/english/ |
MOMAT collects, houses, and preserves a collection of modern art, including both Japanese- and Western-style paintings, prints, watercolors, drawings, and sculpture, all dating from the Meiji Period through the 20th century.[3]
MOMAT is in Kitanomaru Park in Tokyo.
History
MOMAT was established in 1952.[4]
Related pages
- Kyoto National Museum (KNM)
- Nara National Museum (NNM)
- National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT)
- National Museum of Art, Osaka (NMAO)
- National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MOMAK)
- National Museum of Western Art (NMWA)
- Tokyo National Museum (TNM)
- List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
- List of national museums
Notes
- MOMAT is an English acronym. MOMAT stands for "Museum Of Modern Art, Tokyo.
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
- "The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo," New York Times; retrieved 2012-2-7.
- Japan Cultural Profile, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; retrieved 2012-2-7.
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- National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo website (in English) Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, http://www.momat.go.jp/index.html Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
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