Museum · Roppongi

Suntory Museum of Art サントリー美術館

An elegant museum of Japanese decorative arts inside Tokyo Midtown, lacquer, glass, ceramics and textiles in Kengo Kuma-designed galleries of paulownia wood and paper screens.

About

The Suntory Museum of Art's motto is 'Art in Life', and its 3,000-piece collection focuses on beautiful objects that were used: Edo kiriko cut glass, Nabeshima porcelain, gold-sprinkled maki-e lacquer, Noh costumes, folding screens and Western glass by Emile Galle. Kengo Kuma designed the galleries on the third and fourth floors of Tokyo Midtown's Galleria, using white-oak flooring recycled from whisky barrels, paulownia-wood walls and washi paper screens that diffuse the light, creating one of the most refined exhibition spaces in Tokyo. There is no permanent display; four or five themed exhibitions per year draw from the collection and loans. A tea room hosts occasional tea ceremonies, and the shop is excellent for high-quality Japanese crafts.

Highlights

• Kengo Kuma's interiors of oak, paulownia wood and washi
• Edo kiriko cut glass and Satsuma glassware
• Maki-e lacquer and Noh costume exhibitions
• Gen-an tea room with occasional tea ceremonies
• Shop/x with refined Japanese crafts

Tips

• Closed on Tuesdays, unlike most museums.
• Fridays stay open until 20:00, pair with dinner in Midtown.
• Keep your ticket for the Roppongi Art Triangle discount at Mori Art Museum and NACT.

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