{"id":48281,"date":"2021-03-10T10:55:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T01:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/?page_id=48281"},"modified":"2021-04-02T10:16:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T01:16:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"common_width\">\n          <article class=\"page-about__section\">\n            <h2 class=\"page-about__section__heading\">\n              <span class=\"title\">About Tokyo Museum Collection: Integrated Database Search for Metropolitan Museums<\/span>\n              <span class=\"title--mobile\">About Tokyo Museum Collection: Integrated Database Search for Metropolitan Museums<\/span>\n            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"page-about__section__description\">\n              Tokyo Museum Collection is a cross-searchable database of materials and artworks in the collections of six Tokyo metropolitan museums: Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum.\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"page-about__section\">\n              <h3 class=\"heading\">Museums<\/h3>\n              <div class=\"page-about__articles\">\n\n                <article class=\"page-about__articles__item\">\n                  <figure class=\"photo\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/edo.png\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/edo.png 1x, \/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/edo@2x.png 2x\" alt=\"Photo\uff1aEdo-Tokyo Museum\">\n                  <\/figure>\n                  <div class=\"text_area\">\n                    <h4 class=\"facility_name\">\n                      <a title=\"Open Web-Site of Edo-Tokyo Museum to New tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                        Edo-Tokyo Museum\n                      <\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <a class=\"facility_url\" title=\"Open Web-Site of Edo-Tokyo Museum to New tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                      https:\/\/www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"facility_description\">\n                      <ul>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The Edo-Tokyo Museum collection includes materials pertaining to the history and culture of Edo and Tokyo, spanning\n                          400 years from the Edo Period until the present day.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The museum\u2019s materials range from ukiyo-e and other Japanese paintings to artifacts such as dyed textiles,\n                          lacquerware, and armor, and items related to daily life and folklore passed down by ordinary people.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Items are displayed in the museum&#8217;s 9,000 m2 permanent exhibition space, and in special and planned exhibitions.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The public collection includes notable items and artworks by celebrated artists, such as \u201cOne Hundred Famous Views\n                          of Edo\u201d by Hiroshige Utagawa, and \u201cThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji,\u201d by Hokusai Katsushika, as well as objects that\n                          convey the lifestyles of samurai and merchants in the Edo Period and items from the early days of Japanese science and\n                          technology.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>&#8211; Number of items in the collection: Approx. 370,000<\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                      <div class=\"links\">\n                        <div class=\"links__item\">\n                          <a class=\"links__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edohakuarchives.jp\" title=\"Edo-Tokyo Museum Digital Archives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                            Edo-Tokyo Museum Digital Archives\n                          <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n\n                <article class=\"page-about__articles__item\">\n                  <figure class=\"photo\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/top.png\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/top.png 1x, \/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/top@2x.png 2x\" alt=\"Photo\uff1aTokyo Photographic Art Museum\">\n                  <\/figure>\n                  <div class=\"text_area\">\n                    <h4 class=\"facility_name\">\n                      <a title=\"Open Web-Site of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum to New tab\" href=\"https:\/\/topmuseum.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                        Tokyo Photographic Art Museum\n                      <\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <a class=\"facility_url\" title=\"Open Web-Site of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum to New tab\" href=\"https:\/\/topmuseum.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                      https:\/\/topmuseum.jp\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"facility_description\">\n                      <ul>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; As Japan&#8217;s first comprehensive museum devoted to photography and film, the TOP collection includes a wide range of\n                          works and materials that promote understanding of photography and film culture, with a focus on original photographic\n                          prints.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; In addition to its focus on historically acclaimed works, the museum strives to discover artists and works that have\n                          received accolades in exhibitions and other venues, collecting contemporary works that suggest the future of\n                          photographic art.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The collection also includes domestic and international photographic artworks that express and document Tokyo.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Signature collection: the museum has designated certain prominent Japanese artists as priority collection targets,\n                          and has collected enough works to provide retrospective views of these artists\u2019 entire creative careers \uff08AKIYAMA Shotaro\n                          , ISHIMOTO Yasuhiro, UEDA Shoji, KAWADA Kikuji, KIMURA Ihee, etc.\uff09.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Number of items in the collection: Approx. 36,000\n                        <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                      <div class=\"links\">\n                        <div class=\"links__item\">\n                          <a class=\"links__link\" title=\"Open Web-site of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum \u201cSearch the Collection\u201dto new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/collection.topmuseum.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                            Tokyo Photographic Art Museum \u201cSearch the Collection\u201d\n                          <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n\n                <article class=\"page-about__articles__item\">\n                  <figure class=\"photo\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/mot.png\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/mot.png 1x, \/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/mot@2x.png 2x\" alt=\"Photo\uff1aThe Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo\">\n                  <\/figure>\n                  <div class=\"text_area\">\n                    <h4 class=\"facility_name\">\n                      <a title=\"Open Web-Site of The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo to New tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mot-art-museum.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                        The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo\n                      <\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <a class=\"facility_url\" title=\"Open Web-Site of The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo to New tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mot-art-museum.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                      https:\/\/www.mot-art-museum.jp\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"facility_description\">\n                      <ul>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo systematically researches, collects, preserves, and exhibits a wide range of\n                          contemporary art from Japan and abroad, with a focus on Japanese postwar art.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; In addition to systematically collecting postwar art from a historical perspective, the museum collects works by\n                          young artists that clearly show the current state of art.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; MOT Collection exhibitions are held in order to share the diverse appeal of contemporary art, each displaying\n                          100-200 works chosen as part of a specific theme.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211;\tSignature collection: Roy LICHTENSTEIN, <i>Girl with Hair Ribbon<\/i> \/ Anthony CARO, <i>Tower of Discovery<\/i> \/ MIYAJIMA Tatsuo, <i>Keep Changing, Connect with Everything, Continue Forever<\/i>, etc.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211;\tNumber of items in the collection: Approx. 5,500\n                        <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                      <div class=\"links\">\n                        <div class=\"links__item\">\n                          <a class=\"links__link\" title=\"Open Web-Site of The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo \u201cAbout MOT Collection\u201dto new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mot-art-museum.jp\/en\/collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                            The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo \u201cAbout MOT Collection\u201d\n                          <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n\n                <article class=\"page-about__articles__item\">\n                  <figure class=\"photo\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/teien.png\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/teien.png 1x, \/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/teien@2x.png 2x\" alt=\"Photo\uff1aTokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum\">\n                  <\/figure>\n                  <div class=\"text_area\">\n                    <h4 class=\"facility_name\">\n                      <a title=\"Open Web-site of Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum to new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                        Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum\n                      <\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <a class=\"facility_url\" title=\"Open Web-site of Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum to new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                      <blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nIeI39ShUW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp\/\">\u30c8\u30c3\u30d7\u30da\u30fc\u30b8<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;\u30c8\u30c3\u30d7\u30da\u30fc\u30b8&#8221; &#8212; \u6771\u4eac\u90fd\u5ead\u5712\u7f8e\u8853\u9928 | TOKYO METROPOLITAN TEIEN ART MUSEUM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp\/embed\/#?secret=EPdLt6qqOJ#?secret=nIeI39ShUW\" data-secret=\"nIeI39ShUW\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"facility_description\">\n                      <ul>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The main building of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum was built in 1933 as the former residence of Prince\n                          Asaka. Designed in the Art Deco style, it represents the best of French decorative arts, from the interior decoration to\n                          the furniture and furnishings. The Art Deco mansion has been designated as an Important Cultural Property.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The museum collects and stores not only artworks and materials related to the Former Residence of Prince Asaka, but\n                          also paintings, sculptures, and handicrafts produced during the Art Deco period, which are displayed during the annual\n                          &#8220;Looking at Architecture&#8221; exhibition.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The museum&#8217;s website introduces the collection, including works and materials related to the Former Residence of\n                          Prince Asaka, through photographs and explanations.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Signature collection: Ren\u00e9 Lalique; Vase, <i>ORAN<\/i> \/ Henri Rapin, S\u00e8vres (kiln); Covered vase, <i>form Rapin 21<\/i>, etc.\n                        <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                      <div class=\"links\">\n                        <div class=\"links__item\">\n                          <a class=\"links__link\" title=\"Open Web-Site of Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum\u2019s Collection to new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp\/collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                            Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum\u2019s Collection\n                          <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n\n                <article class=\"page-about__articles__item\">\n                  <figure class=\"photo\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/tobikan.png\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/tobikan.png 1x, \/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/tobikan@2x.png 2x\" alt=\"Photo\uff1aokyo Metropolitan Art Museum\">\n                  <\/figure>\n                  <div class=\"text_area\">\n                    <h4 class=\"facility_name\">\n                      <a title=\"Open Web-Site of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum to new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tobikan.jp\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                        Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum\n                      <\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <a class=\"facility_url\" title=\"Open Web-Site of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum to new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tobikan.jp\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                      https:\/\/www.tobikan.jp\/en\/\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"facility_description\">\n                      <ul>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Opened in 1926 as the Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum, the first public art museum in Japan. The collection was\n                          transferred to the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo when it opened, with part of the collection re-transferred when the\n                          museum was renovated in 2012.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Currently, the collection consists of 12 sculptures, which are permanently displayed at the Museum, and 36 calligraphic works.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The museum\u2019s Collection &amp; Archives Search provides access to artworks in the collection as well as documents\n                          from since the museum\u2019s founding.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Signature collection: INOUE Bukichi, <i>my sky hole 85-2: light and shadow<\/i>, 1985 \/ AOYAMA San&#8217;u, <i>Busy with Coaches and Horses,<\/i> etc.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Number of items in the collection: 48\n                        <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                      <div class=\"links\">\n                        <div class=\"links__item\">\n                          <a class=\"links__link\" title=\"Open Web-Site of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum \u201cThe Collection\u201d to new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tobikan.jp\/en\/archives\/collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                            Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum \u201cThe Collection\u201d\n                          <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n\n                <article class=\"page-about__articles__item\">\n                  <figure class=\"photo\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/tatemono.png\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/tatemono.png 1x, \/wp-content\/themes\/tokyo_museum_collection\/images\/related-sites\/tatemono@2x.png 2x\" alt=\"Photo\uff1aEdo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum\">\n                  <\/figure>\n                  <div class=\"text_area\">\n                    <h4 class=\"facility_name\">\n                      <a title=\"Open Web-site of Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum to new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tatemonoen.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                        Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum\n                      <\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <a class=\"facility_url\" title=\"Open Web-site of Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum to new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tatemonoen.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                      https:\/\/www.tatemonoen.jp\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"facility_description\">\n                      <ul>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; An open-air museum that relocates, restores, preserves, and exhibits historical buildings of high cultural value\n                          that cannot be preserved on site.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; 30 distinctive buildings built in Edo and Tokyo between the early Edo Period to the postwar era have been relocated\n                          and restored, and contain exhibits of everyday objects and folk artifacts.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; The museum\u2019s website introduces the restored buildings with a map and 360-degree panoramic view of the grounds.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Signature collection: Public bathhouse \u201cKodakara-yu\u201d (1929), House of Georg de Lalande (1910), House of Kunio Mayekawa (1942), etc.\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                          &#8211; Number of items in the collection: 30\n                        <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                      <div class=\"links\">\n                        <div class=\"links__item\">\n                          <a class=\"links__link\" title=\"Open Web-Site of Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum \u201cReconstructed Buildings\u201dto new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tatemonoen.jp\/english\/restore\/intro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                            Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum \u201cReconstructed Buildings\u201d\n                          <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/article>\n\n          <article class=\"page-about__section\">\n            <h2 class=\"page-about__section__heading\">Database features<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"page-about__section__flex\">\n              <article class=\"page-about__section__flex__item\">\n                <h3 class=\"heading\">Around 400,000 database items available on demand<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"text\">\n                  Tokyo Museum Collection enables search of some 400,000 items and artworks. Tokyo Museum Collection aims to make Tokyo&#8217;s cultural resources easily accessible to everyone, and to promote the understanding and use of these resources by younger generations.\n                <\/div>\n              <\/article>\n\n              <article class=\"page-about__section__flex__item\">\n                <h3 class=\"heading\">Wide selection of data encompasses fields from the history of Edo-Tokyo to the frontiers of art<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"text\">\n                  Tokyo Museum Collection is characterized by the breadth of its database, ranging from folk materials that reflect the lifestyles of people in Edo-Tokyo to cutting-edge artworks. Tapping into Tokyo\u2019s network of multiple cultural facilities unlocks a vast collection of materials that can be used to trace the history and cultural evolution of Edo-Tokyo.\n                <\/div>\n              <\/article>\n\n              <article class=\"page-about__section__flex__item\">\n                <h3 class=\"heading\">Expanding searchable items and making available digital content<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"text\">\n                  Tokyo Museum Collection is run as part of the Tokyo Smart Culture Project, which aims to digitize, record, and preserve cultural resources such as the collections, exhibitions and performances held at metropolitan cultural facilities, and to offer a variety of ways to experience this content. The listed materials and artwork information will be updated and expanded on an ongoing basis, and the project will strive to provide digital content that makes full use of the latest technology.\n                <\/div>\n              <\/article>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/article>\n        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Tokyo Museum Collection: Integrated Database Search for Metropolitan Museums About Tokyo Museum Collection: Integrated Database Search for Metropolitan Museums Tokyo Museum Collection is a cross-searchable database of materials and artworks in the collections of six Tokyo metropolitan museums: Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48281","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6302636,"href":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48281\/revisions\/6302636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumcollection.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}