The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Ueno, Tokyo

Japan’s leading museum devoted to Western art, with a collection of Western art masterpieces

This museum, located in Ueno Park, specializes in Western art. Based on the Matsukata Collection gifted and returned to Japan by the French government, the museum mainly houses Western paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. It features many works by artists that everyone has heard of, such as Renoir and Picasso, giving visitors a view of the course of Western art. The 17 sites in the Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, including the National Museum of Western Art, are registered as World Heritage Sites, and the restoration of the museum’s forecourt in April 2022 allows visitors to experience its original appearance.

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国立西洋美術館 National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

国立西洋美術館はフランス政府から寄贈返還された松方コレクション（印象派の絵画およびロダンの彫刻を中心とするフランス美術コレクション）を基礎に、西洋美術に関する作品を広く公衆の観覧に供する機関として、1959（昭和34）年4月に発足しました。以来、広く西洋美術全般を対象とする唯一の国立美術館として、展覧事業を中心に、西洋美術に関する作品および資料の収集、調査研究、保存修復、教育普及、出版物の刊行等を行っています。

The National Museum of Western Art was established in April 1959 and was based on the Matsukata Collection focusing on the Impressionist paintings and Auguste Rodin's sculptures previously stored by the French government. The museum's purpose is to provide the public with opportunities to appreciate western art. Since its opening, the museum, as Japan's only national institution devoted to western art, has been involved in exhibitions, art work and document acquisition, research, restoration and conservation, education and the publication of materials related to western art.