National Art Center, Tokyo in Tokyo
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National Art Center, Tokyo

Tokyo · Japan · Founded 2007

Japan's largest exhibition space, in a wave-fronted glass building by Kisho Kurokawa.

About National Art Center, Tokyo

Opened in 2007 in Roppongi, the National Art Center has no permanent collection. Instead it programmes the largest exhibition space in Japan — fourteen thousand square metres across twelve halls.

Kisho Kurokawa's undulating glass facade and floating restaurant cones make the building itself a destination.

Collections & Highlights

Kisho Kurokawa wave-front facade
Annual major touring exhibitions
Inverted-cone Brasserie Paul Bocuse
Roppongi Art Triangle

Frequently Asked Questions

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