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Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
東京都庭園美術館Minato, Tokyo
Museum
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At a Glance
The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum is an art museum in Shirokanedai, Minato Ward, Tokyo. It occupies the former residence of Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, completed in 1933, a well-preserved Art Deco house designated an Important Cultural Property in 2015. Inspired by the 1925 Paris Art Deco exposition, the prince and his wife commissioned interiors from Henri Rapin, with glass work by René Lalique.
An Imperial Household Ministry engineer led the construction, blending Japanese motifs into the French designs. The house later served as the prime minister's residence and a state guest house until 1974, and opened as a museum in 1983. It reopened in November 2014 after renovation, with an annex designed in collaboration with Hiroshi Sugimoto, a café and a museum shop. The grounds also include a Western-style garden beside the National Institute for Nature Study.
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90 minutes
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