Mori Art Museum

Mori Art Museum

The Mori Art Museum is a museum of contemporary art and architecture located in Roppongi hills in Tokyo. This modern museum is one of the best places in the city where one can get a complete idea of the art and culture of Japan.

The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo is located in the Mori Arts Center of the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills. It is located in the top six floors of this 54-storied skyscraper. It was opened to the public in the year 2003 in the month of October. Since then, the museum with its art and artifacts has attracted a large number of people, both the young and the old. The museum us regularly visited by both locals as well as international and national tourists.

The museum is one of the biggest attractions of Roppongi hills. It is situated on the 53rd floor of this huge building. The museum has a 30-meter high entrance. It has a huge translucent glass known a 'Museum Cone' that allows the visitors to cross the entry bridge to enter the museum lobby. It also has elevators and spiral staircase that allows the visitors complete view of the Japanese gardens. The museum is a fine example of modern architecture.

The museum has a total of six galleries where a number of paintings, sculptures and other works of art are displayed. The galleries occupy a total area of 21520 square feet. The museum has an information center, toilets and are wheelchair accessible. The visitors are provided with brochures at the entrance so as to give them an idea bout the displays in the museums and others relevant matters.

The Tokyo Mori Art Museum's most famous exhibit was known as 'Happiness'. It was its debut exhibit, which attracted nearly 700000 visitors in a span of three months. Another famous exhibit of the museum was the 'Roppongi Crossing'. This exhibition showcased the works of numerous contemporary Japanese artists. The museum serves as a venue for a large number of art exhibitions, which attracts art lovers as well as other tourists. Some of the major exhibitions that were held in the museum premises include Africa Remix, Hiroshi Sugimoto-End of Time, China-Crossroads of Culture, The Elegance of Silence-contemporary Art from East Asia and others. Apart from these exhibitions, a large number of seminars, lectures and workshops are also held over here. Moreover, the museum also conducts a large number of school programs, community programs and programs meant for the staff of the museum.

The Mori Art Museum is open on all days of the year. The visiting hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. However, on Tuesdays the visiting hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Entry to the museum is not free. One has to pay a certain fee to enter the museum. However, the fee varies from exhibition to exhibition.

Reaching the Mori Art Museum is easy. You can walk from the Roppongi Station from Azabu Juban Station on the Toei Oedo line.

The Mori Art Museum is one of the most innovative museums of Japan where one can get to see wonderful examples contemporary art, architecture, design, video art and fashion.

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