TFAM Snapshots
Our Museum Deputy Director holds a solo exhibition “Timbre of Time”
A six-day exhibition of Yoshiro Shimizu, deputy director of the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum and member of the Japan Academy of Fine Arts, will open from February 10. “Timbre of Time: An Exhibition of Yoshiro Shimizu’s Japanese Art” is composed of some 20 works, including a six-panel folding screen featuring the sea, castle and tree for the artist’s “time” motif. Shimizu won the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts in 2011.
February 9, 2021
Museum holds “Those Adorable Animals” slide presentation on Zoom
On January 17, the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum holds a Zoom slide presentation on its “Those Adorable Animals—Through the Lens of the World’s Pioneering and Premier Photographers” exhibition, which will be held at the museum until January 24. Among the works featured were those of Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904), a pioneer in photographic studies of motion, and renowned war photographer Robert Capa, along with a discussion of their lives and episodes involving animals as their subject matter.
January 20, 2021
Education minister, parliamentary secretary visit TFAM
On December 18, Koichi Hagiuda (center) and Yoko Wanibuchi (second from left), Minister and Parlimentary Secretary respectively of the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry visited the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. TFAM Board of Trustees Chair Kazuhiko Oshida, Director Akira Gokita and Executive Director Akira Kaneko were on hand to welcome the officials, who toured “From the Renaissance to the 20 Century—500 Years of Western Paintings” and “Those Adorable Animals—Through the Lens of the World’s Pioneering and Premier Photographers” exhibitions.
December 23, 2020
NTT Communications executive advisor tours museum
On December 16, Tetsuya Shoji, executive advisor of NTT Communications Corp., visited the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum and greeted by TFAM Executive Director Akira Kaneko. During his visit, Mr. Shoji (left in photo) toured “From the Renaissance to the 20 Century—500 Years of Western Paintings” and “Those Adorable Animals—Through the Lens of the World’s Pioneering and Premier Photographers” exhibitions.
December 16, 2020
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank chair visits museum
Chairman Hitoshi Tsunekage of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. paid a courtesy call on the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum on December 9. He was welcomed by TFAM Director Akira Gokita, who led the bank chair on a tour of “From the Renaissance to the 20th Century—500 Years of Western Paintings” and “Those Adorable Animals—Through the Lens of the World’s Pioneering and Premier Photographers” exhibitions.
December 9, 2020
“Those Adorable Animals” exhibition premieres
On December 8, the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum opened the “Those Adorable Animals—Through the Lens of the World’s Pioneering and Premier Photographers,” an exhibition comprised of some 90 works from the museum’s permanent photography collection. Given the pandemic, visitors are asked to cooperate with TFAM safety protocols at this time. The exhibition will remain open until January 24, 2021.
December 8, 2020
Tonichi Printing president visits TFAM
On November 26, President Yoshiaki Takeda of Tonichi Printing Co., Ltd. visited the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, who was welcomed by TFAM Board of Trustees Chair Kazuhiko Oshida. Mr. Takeda then toured the “THIS IS JAPAN IN TOKYO” exhibition that features works of art by premier Japanese artists and artisans over a millennium.
November 26, 2020
Itoki president visits TFAM
On November 25, President Yoshiro Hirai of leading workplace equipment provider Itoki Corporation visited the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. He was welcomed by Curatorial Department Director Kenichi Hirano, who served as a docent in touring “THIS IS JAPAN IN TOKYO,” “Zokei Da Vinci Project: Realization of the Dreams of Leonardo Da Vinci” and “From the Renaissance to the 20th Century—500 Years of Western Paintings” exhibitions.
November 25, 2020
Museum donates the collection catalogues to Kyoto mayor
On November 18, the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum donated several collection catalogues to Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa of Kyoto City. TFAM Executive Director Akira Kaneko attended the presentation ceremony. The donation was made in the hope that the catalogues would be used as learning tools for an art appreciation class that was conducted by the museum in partnership with a local vocational high school.
November 18, 2020
National treasures conservatory executives visit TFAM
On November 11, Representative Director Noriko Yamamoto and Managing Director Masaki Utsunomiya of The Association for Conservation of National Treasures paid a visit to the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. The pair was welcomed by TFAM Board of Trustees Chair Kazuhiko Oshida and Director Akira Gokita. Together, they toured the “THIS IS JAPAN IN TOKYO,” “Zokei Da Vinci Project: Realization of the Dreams of Leonardo Da Vinci” and “From the Renaissance to the 20th Century—500 Years of Western Paintings” exhibitions.
November 17, 2020
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