Artizon Museum
art museum in Tokyo, Japan
Artizon Museum Aatizon Bijutukan (アーティゾン美術館), until 2018 Bridgestone Museum of Art (ブリヂストン美術館, Burijisuton Bijutsukan), is an art museum in Tokyo, Japan.
The museum was founded in 1952 by the founder of Bridgestone Tire Co., Ishibashi Shojiro. The museum's collections include Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and twentieth-century art by Japanese, European and American artists, as well as ceramic works from Ancient Greece. The museum is located in the Museum Tower Kyobashi, a 25 floor office building in the Yaesu-Kyobashi area of Tokyo.
History
The museum was founded in 1952 by Ishibashi Shojiro, founder of Bridgestone Tire Co. (his family name means stone bridge).
The museum hosted the first major retrospective in Japan dedicated to Italian architect Ettore Sottsass in 2026.
Closure and eventual reopening
The museum was located in the headquarters of the Bridgestone Corporation in Chūō, Tokyo. This building was demolished in 2015 and the Museum Tower Kyobashi was erected in its place.
The museum closed its doors on 18 May 2015 and reopened again in January 2020.
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