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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.^[1]

The museum was founded in 1952 by the founder of Bridgestone Tire Co., Ishibashi Shojiro (his family name means stone bridge).^[2] 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 was located in the headquarters of the Bridgestone Corporation in Chūō, Tokyo.

Closure and eventual reopening

The museum closed its doors on 18 May 2015 in order to make way for the construction of a new building, to where the museum would be relocated, reopening in January 2020.^[3] Construction of the new building (tentatively named the Nagasaka Sangyo Kyobashi Building) begun with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 17, 2016^[4] and was completed in 2019. The museum's new name was announced in 2018,^[5] combining the words "art" and "horizon".^[6] During the long-term closure, various items from the museum's collection have been loaned out for display in other institutions.^[7]

Selected artists

Selected collection highlights

Young Man Playing the Piano, Gustave Caillebotte
Still Life with Flowers, Fruits, Wineglass and Tea Cup, Henri Fantin-Latour
Water-Lilies, Claude Monet
Vegetable garden, Camille Pissarro
Woman and child on a balcony, Berthe Morisot
Augusta Reading to Her Daughter, Mary Cassatt
Sleep, Eva Gonzalès
Georgette Charpentier, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
La Toilette, Gustave Moreau
June Morning in Saint-Mammès, Alfred Sisley
Port of Concarneau, Paul Signac
Portrait of a Young Woman, Paul Gauguin
Mont Sainte-Victoire and Château Noir, Paul Cezanne
Spring, Sesshū Tōyō
Views in and around the City of Kyoto, Unknown Edo period artist
Peony and Peacocks, Maruyama Ōkyo
Black Fan, Fujishima Takeji
Self-Portrait with a Hat, Koide Narashige
Roses, Yasui Sotaro

Ishibashi Foundation 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 as a research facility for the Artizon Museum. Focused upon the research, storage, and preservation and restoration of the collection, since 2017 school groups have been welcomed, there are also lectures and workshops for the public, and a library open to researchers.^[9]

References

^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
^ Dunn, Michael (May 4, 2006). "Bridgestone museum celebrates 50th anniversary". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2011.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Announcement: We will close for renovation on May 18". Bridgestone Museum of Art. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "Construction Begins on the New Bridgestone Museum of Art". Bridgestone Museum of Art. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ "Concept | Artizon Museum". 26 July 2020.
^ "About Us | Artizon Museum". 26 July 2020.
^ "Works on loan to other museums". Bridgestone Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ Wada, Yuhei (January 21, 2011). "'Why is it Masterwork?'". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
^ 石橋財団アートリサーチセンター [Ishibashi Foundation Art Research Center] (in Japanese). Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

External links

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former Bridgestone Museum of Art
Artizon Museum within Google Arts & Culture
Media related to Artizon Museum at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.

[Japan_Times_-_04May2006_-_Bridgestone_museum_celebrates_50th_anniversary-2] Dunn, Michael (May 4, 2006). "Bridgestone museum celebrates 50th anniversary". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2011.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Announcement: We will close for renovation on May 18". Bridgestone Museum of Art. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

[4] "Construction Begins on the New Bridgestone Museum of Art". Bridgestone Museum of Art. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[5] "Concept | Artizon Museum". 26 July 2020.

[6] "About Us | Artizon Museum". 26 July 2020.

[7] "Works on loan to other museums". Bridgestone Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[Japan_Times_-_21Jan2011_-_Why_is_it_Masterwork-8] Wada, Yuhei (January 21, 2011). "'Why is it Masterwork?'". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

[9] 石橋財団アートリサーチセンター [Ishibashi Foundation Art Research Center] (in Japanese). Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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-The museum was founded in 1952 by the founder of Bridgestone Tire Co., [[Shojiro Ishibashi|Ishibashi Shojiro]] (his family name means stone bridge).<ref name="Japan Times -  04May2006 - Bridgestone museum celebrates 50th anniversary">{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20060504a1.html|title=Bridgestone museum celebrates 50th anniversary|last=Dunn|first=Michael|date=May 4, 2006|work=[[The Japan Times]]|publisher=The Japan Times, Ltd|accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref>  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 was located in the headquarters of the [[Bridgestone Corporation]] in [[Chūō, Tokyo]].
+The museum was founded in 1952 by the founder of Bridgestone Tire Co., [[Shojiro Ishibashi|Ishibashi Shojiro]] (his family name means stone bridge).<ref name="Japan Times -  04May2006 - Bridgestone museum celebrates 50th anniversary">{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20060504a1.html|title=Bridgestone museum celebrates 50th anniversary|last=Dunn|first=Michael|date=May 4, 2006|work=[[The Japan Times]]|publisher=The Japan Times, Ltd|accessdate=4 December 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024}}</ref>  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 was located in the headquarters of the [[Bridgestone Corporation]] in [[Chūō, Tokyo]].
 ==Closure and eventual reopening==
-The museum closed its doors on 18 May 2015 in order to make way for the construction of a new building, to where the museum would be relocated, reopening in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcement: We will close for renovation on May 18.|url=http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/2014/353/|publisher=Bridgestone Museum of Art|accessdate=9 April 2015|date=18 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402075725/http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/2014/353/|archivedate=2 April 2015}}</ref>  Construction of the new building (tentatively named the Nagasaka Sangyo Kyobashi Building) begun with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 17, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Construction Begins on the New Bridgestone Museum of Art.|url=http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/press/20160617_01.html|publisher=Bridgestone Museum of Art|accessdate=16 March 2017|date=17 June 2016}}</ref> and was completed in 2019. The museum's new name was announced in 2018,<ref>https://www.artizon.museum/en/about-museum/concept/</ref> combining the words "art" and "horizon".<ref>https://www.artizon.museum/en/about-museum/</ref> During the long-term closure, various items from the museum's collection have been loaned out for display in other institutions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Works on loan to other museums|url=http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/lending/|publisher=Bridgestone Museum of Art|accessdate=11 September 2015|archive-date=25 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225103252/http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/lending/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+The museum closed its doors on 18 May 2015 in order to make way for the construction of a new building, to where the museum would be relocated, reopening in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcement: We will close for renovation on May 18.|url=http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/2014/353/|publisher=Bridgestone Museum of Art|accessdate=9 April 2015|date=18 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402075725/http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/2014/353/|archivedate=2 April 2015}}</ref>  Construction of the new building (tentatively named the Nagasaka Sangyo Kyobashi Building) begun with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 17, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Construction Begins on the New Bridgestone Museum of Art.|url=http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/press/20160617_01.html|publisher=Bridgestone Museum of Art|accessdate=16 March 2017|date=17 June 2016}}</ref> and was completed in 2019. The museum's new name was announced in 2018,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.artizon.museum/en/about-museum/concept/ | title=Concept &#124; Artizon Museum | date=26 July 2020 }}</ref> combining the words "art" and "horizon".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.artizon.museum/en/about-museum/ | title=About Us &#124; Artizon Museum | date=26 July 2020 }}</ref> During the long-term closure, various items from the museum's collection have been loaned out for display in other institutions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Works on loan to other museums|url=http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/lending/|publisher=Bridgestone Museum of Art|accessdate=11 September 2015|archive-date=25 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225103252/http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/news/lending/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Selected artists==
-[[File:Fujishima Takeji - Black Fan - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|Takeji Fujishima's 黒扇 (Black Fan) is in the Bridgestone Museum of Art collection]]
 * [[Edgar Degas]]
 * [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]]
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 * [[Fujishima Takeji]]<ref name="Japan Times - 21Jan2011 - Why is it Masterwork">{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20110121b2.html|title='Why is it Masterwork?'|last=Wada|first=Yuhei|date=January 21, 2011|work=[[The Japan Times]]|publisher=The Japan Times, Ltd|accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref>
 * [[Shigeru Aoki]]
+==Selected collection highlights==
+<gallery heights="200" mode="packed">
+File:Young Man Playing the Piano - Gustave Caillebotte - Artizon Museum Tokyo.jpg| ''Young Man Playing the Piano'', [[Gustave Caillebotte]]
+File:Still-Life - Henri Fantin-Latour - Artizon Museum Tokyo.jpg|''Still Life with Flowers, Fruits, Wineglass and Tea Cup'', [[Henri Fantin-Latour]]
+File:Claude Monet - Water-Lilies (Bridgestone Museum).jpg| ''Water-Lilies'', [[Claude Monet]]
+File:Camille Pissarro - Vegetable Garden - Google Art Project.jpg|''Vegetable garden'', [[Camille Pissarro]]
+File:Berthe Morisot 001.jpg| ''Woman and child on a balcony'', [[Berthe Morisot]]
+File:Mary Cassatt - Augusta Reading to Her Daughter - 1910.jpg| ''Augusta Reading to Her Daughter'', [[Mary Cassatt]]
+File:Sleep - Eva Gonzalès - Artizon Museum Tokyo.jpg| ''Sleep'', [[Eva Gonzalès]]
+File:Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Mademoiselle Georgette Charpentier.jpg|''Georgette Charpentier'', [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]].
+File:Gustave Moreau - La Toilette.jpg| ''La Toilette'', [[Gustave Moreau]]
+File:June Morning in Saint-Mammès - Alfred Sisley - Artizon Museum Tokyo.jpg| ''June Morning in Saint-Mammès'', [[Alfred Sisley]]
+File:Signac - Port of Concarneau, 1925.jpg| ''Port of Concarneau'', [[Paul Signac]]
+File:Paul Gauguin 055.jpg|''Portrait of a Young Woman'', [[Paul Gauguin]]
+File:Paul Cezanne - Mont Sainte-Victoire and Château Noir - Google Art Project.jpg| ''Mont Sainte-Victoire and Château Noir'', [[Paul Cezanne]]
+File:Sesshū Tōyō - Spring - Artizon Museum - Tokyo.jpg| ''Spring'', [[Sesshū Tōyō]]
+File: Views in and around the City of Kyoto - Unknown Edo artist - Artizon Museum.jpg| ''Views in and around the City of Kyoto'', Unknown [[Edo period]] artist
+File:Maruyama Okyo - Peony and Peacocks - 1781.jpg| ''Peony and Peacocks'', [[Maruyama Ōkyo]]
+File:Fujishima Takeji-Black Fan.jpg| ''Black Fan'', [[Fujishima Takeji]]
+File:Koide Narashige - Self-Portrait with a Hat - Google Art Project.jpg| ''Self-Portrait with a Hat'', [[Koide Narashige]]
+File:Roses by Yasui Sotaro (Bridgestone Museum of Art).jpg| ''Roses'', [[Yasui Sotaro]]
+</gallery>
 ==Ishibashi Foundation Art Research Center==
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+[[Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1952]]
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