Suntory Museum of Art

Exhibition on a small collection of Emile Galle, mostly glassware in the 1880s. Quite interesting. Weekend lunch time was crowded.

within Roppongi hills can hardly see it’s facade from the outside thoughtful rotating exhibits

Located in the building of Tokyo Mid Town, the museum has about 2 floors of exhibition. Mostly, they are those prestigious artifects involving people's everyday's life, including trunk, ceramics, glass and room separator, aligning with the fundamental concept of "Art in Life." I like the Western Kings on Horseback as this masterpiece is an early example of western-style painting in Japan. The painting refers to an image on the margin of a world map published in Amsterdam, magnified, colored, and finished in this large format. The kings are said to be, from the right, the King of Persia, the King of Ethiopia, and Henry IV of France. The identify of the figure on the far left is disputed, with the king of England. This piece also represents how Japan connected to the outside world and how miraculous it survive through the Tokyo bomb in WW II.

Museum is on 3F in shopping mall. It was hard for me to find it but at last I did find it. There is lot of boxes and ceramics and clothes and paintings. It’s pretty dark but I like it. Good atmosphere but not so many places to sit. Enjoy your visit.

Suntory Museum is an amazing experience. It makes you forget you are in a shopping mall. Its architecture makes you feel comfortable and relaxed, slows you down. Staff is elegant and crowded, leading and helping you in entrance and every floor. It was “silent hour” between 10-11am when I visited the museum and I loved it. No photos or no talking allowed. Just admiring and respecting art in silence. I also love observing how Japanese visitors don’t rush themselves or eachother, letting others take their time with art objects and keep silent even it is not a “silent hour.” I learned a lot from Japanese contemporary museums.

Went to see the scrolls about the start of a demon slayer shutendoji the scrolls are just wonderful and the displays are very well presented. All the explanations are in Japanese . The staff said I could use a camera translated and gave me a badge to wear so staff knew why a was using a phone camera . The staff were all very helpful I will defiantly go again

The Suntory Museum of Art is located on the third floor of the Tokyo Midtown Galleria in Roppongi. Established in 1961 by Keizo Saji, the second president of Suntory (yes, the bewerage company). In 2007 it was relocated to it’s current place. The museum does not maintain a permanent exhibition space; instead, it curates five to six thematic exhibitions annually. Its collection comprises approximately 3,000 objects, including ceramics, lacquerware, paintings, textiles, and glassware, with a particular emphasis on Japanese antiques. Notably, the collection includes one National Treasure and 15 Important Cultural Properties designated by the Japanese government. If you’re up for the Japanese art this place is a nice option. Suntory is usually less crowded than Nezu and offer greately curated exhibitions. You can count to spend here around 1h to 1.5h. Fully recommended ❤️ Last but not least - they have a cute museum shop 💕

Suntory museum of art. Located in midtown Tokyo Roppongi. Medium sized art space but it has many Master pieces of modern Japanese art like ceramic ware and Ukiyo e painting. Very quiet and clean.

I would not believe a quality art gallery would exist in a mall. But i guess in Tokyo almost anything could exist in one. Caught some 17th and 18th century ceramic arts here with some focus on the Edo era works. A super slick and dimly lit museum, where artifacts are displayed in pristine and spartan glass cases. Minimalist but totally stylish at the same time. I thought at first the space was a bit small at first but for 1300 yen wasnt that big a deal. Then we realized there's a whole other floor below! And a ton more artifacts to boot. Now that is a good deal!

The Suntory Museum of Art was really cool. I went to see KAZARI: The Impulse to Decorate Japan and I thoroughly enjoyed it. All the pieces on display were a little different from what I usually see in Japanese art museums. It had an interesting spin on everything with the theme of decoration. The adult price was 1300 yen and the student price was 1000 yen.