Tokyo Museum of Modern Art

The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art (established in 1994) traces the evolution of contemporary art. Defining contemporary art as “the most recent creative endeavors aligned with international trends, specifically those produced after 1945,” the museum undertakes a comprehensive collection of domestic works. This includes avant-garde Japanese art as well as international pieces that reflect contemporary artistic currents. From this extensive corpus, more than one hundred works by artists such as Andy Warhol and Tadanori Yokoo are featured in a permanent exhibition, vividly illustrating the trajectory of modern art. In addition, the museum hosts large-scale international exhibitions and a variety of distinctive thematic shows.

As a public museum under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art is funded by taxpayer contributions. Opened in 1994, it stands as Tokyo’s sole institution dedicated to presenting both international and domestic contemporary art, and is also Japan’s largest museum of its kind. Spanning three floors above ground and three below, the facility covers an area of 33,500 square meters, with total construction costs amounting to 41.5 billion yen.