Art Museum
Museum of the Imperial Collections
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Museum of the Imperial Collections is an art museum in Chiyoda, Japan.
About Museum of the Imperial Collections
The Museum of the Imperial Collections Sannomaru-Shōzōkan (三の丸尚蔵館) is located on the grounds of the East Garden of Tokyo Imperial Palace. It showcases a changing exhibition of a part of the imperial household treasures.
The museum is currently temporarily closed for renovations and will reopen in Fall 2026.
The Museum of the Imperial Collections was conceived during the change from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989) to the Heisei period (1989 – 2019). The Imperial family donated 6,000 pieces of art to the Japanese government in 1989. Many pieces were created by Imperial Household Artists. The museum was opened in 1993 for the study and preservation of the art collection.
Museum of the Imperial Collections by the numbers
- Founded
- 1993
Plan your visit
Museum of the Imperial Collections
- Website
- shozokan.nich.go.jp
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- Art Museum National Museum of Western Art Ueno-kōen, Japan
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- National Museum National Museum of China Donghuamen Subdistrict, People's Republic of China
- National Museum National Palace Museum Shilin District, Taiwan
- Art Museum Lopez Museum Pasig, Philippines
