Suntory Museum of Art サントリー美術館
L’épure d’un lieu, la beauté des objets
De l’extérieur lebâtiment semble transparent. A Roppongi, précisément dansle complexe haut de gamme du Tokyo Midtown, l’architecte Kengo Kuma a réalisé un nouvel écrin pour cette collection de belle factureque les anciens ont pu admirer dans le quartier de Marunouchi, avantde déménager en 1975 à Akasaka, au Palace building.
Suntory Museum of Art was founded in 1961 on the initiative of Keizo Saji, president of the famous whiskey firm of the same name. Today, on this new site, soft lights adorn the galleries. There are sliding walls to suit the different exhibitions. Wood and washi (traditional Japanese paper) create a natural warmth. A decorative starkness magnifies the atmosphere, which matches the Japanese habitat.
The art in life
More than three thousand works of art and craft narrate everyday life in a sensitive prism . Here, some wonders through the ages are displayed, from the fifteenth century to present day. Noh theater costumes, kimonos, fabrics, hairpins and other accessories related to women's fashion, paintings, pottery and porcelain, lacquers... make up this Japanese heritage treasure.