Artizon Museum facts for kids
The Artizon Museum in its new location
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The Artizon Museum Aatizon Bijutukan (アーティゾン美術館) is a cool art museum located in Tokyo, Japan. Before 2018, it was known as the Bridgestone Museum of Art.
This museum was started in 1952 by Shojiro Ishibashi. He was the person who founded the Bridgestone Tire Company. The name "Ishibashi" actually means "stone bridge" in Japanese!
The museum has a really interesting collection of art. You can see famous paintings from different art styles. These include Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. They also have art from the 20th century. This art comes from Japanese, European, and American artists. Plus, there are ancient Greek ceramic works, which are like pottery. The museum used to be inside the main building of the Bridgestone Corporation in Chūō, Tokyo.
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A New Home for the Museum
The Artizon Museum closed its doors for a while on May 18, 2015. This was so a brand new building could be built for it. The museum reopened in January 2020 in its new, modern home.
Building the new museum started on June 17, 2016. It was finished in 2019. In 2018, the museum announced its new name, "Artizon." This name is a mix of the words "art" and "horizon." While the museum was closed, some of its amazing artworks were shown in other museums.
Meet the Artists: Famous Names at the Museum
The Artizon Museum displays works by many famous artists. Here are some of the well-known names whose art you might see:
- Edgar Degas
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Camille Pissarro
- Édouard Manet
- Vincent van Gogh
- Paul Gauguin
- Gustave Moreau
- Paul Cézanne
- Claude Monet
- Amedeo Clemente Modigliani
- Maurice Denis
- Georges Rouault
- Pablo Picasso
- Paul Klee
- Narashige Koide
- Tsuguharu Foujita
- Fujishima Takeji
- Shigeru Aoki
Amazing Artworks You Can See
The museum has many incredible pieces of art. Here are some special highlights from their collection:
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Young Man Playing the Piano, by Gustave Caillebotte
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Still Life with Flowers, Fruits, Wineglass and Tea Cup, by Henri Fantin-Latour
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Water-Lilies, by Claude Monet
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Vegetable garden, by Camille Pissarro
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Woman and child on a balcony, by Berthe Morisot
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Augusta Reading to Her Daughter, by Mary Cassatt
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Sleep, by Eva Gonzalès
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Georgette Charpentier, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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La Toilette, by Gustave Moreau
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June Morning in Saint-Mammès, by Alfred Sisley
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Port of Concarneau, by Paul Signac
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Portrait of a Young Woman, by Paul Gauguin
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Mont Sainte-Victoire and Château Noir, by Paul Cezanne
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Spring, by Sesshū Tōyō
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Views in and around the City of Kyoto, by an unknown Edo period artist
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Peony and Peacocks, by Maruyama Ōkyo
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Black Fan, by Fujishima Takeji
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Self-Portrait with a Hat, by Koide Narashige
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Roses, by Yasui Sotaro
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Learning and Research at the Art Research Center
The Ishibashi Foundation Art Research Center (石橋財団アートリサーチセンター) opened in Machida in 2015. This center is a special place for the Artizon Museum. It focuses on studying, storing, and taking care of the museum's art collection.
Since 2017, the center has welcomed school groups. They also offer talks and workshops for everyone. There's even a library for researchers to use. It's a great place to learn more about art!
See Also
In Spanish: Museo de Arte Bridgestone para niños
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Tōkyō)
- Ishibashi Museum of Art
