Suntory Museum of Art

The Suntory Museum of Art is an arts museum located in Tokyo Midtown, Roppongi, Tokyo. It is owned by the Suntory corporation. The collection theme of the art works is "Art in life" and they mainly have Japanese antiques. The museum houses more than 3,000 cultural objects, one of which have been designated by the Japanese government as National Treasures, 16 as Important Cultural Properties, and 21 as Important Art Objects. History In 1961, Suntory President Keizo Saji opened the Suntory Museum in the Palace Building in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo with the theme of "Art in life". The museum started with no permanent collection. At the time, Mr Keizo stated that, contrary to other museums, " Artworks are currently at zero " and that " Hoping that people will value the spirit of the beautiful culture of art in life that our ancestors created, I want to create special exhibitions that focus, from a contemporary perspective, on Japanese art from the past.