On October 17, the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design held the opening ceremony of “400 Years of European Paintings: Masterpieces from Tokyo Fuji Art Museum” exhibition. The event, organized to commemorate the Toyama museum’s fifth anniversary, was sponsored by the host museum, the Toyama prefectural government and The Kitanippon Shimbun newspaper. Toyama Governor Hachiro Nitta, The Kitanippon Shimbun president Makoto Kamachi, TFAM Director Akira Gokita and Executive Director Akira Kaneko attended the ceremony, with Gokita serving as guest speaker.
The exhibition in Toyama features 83 pieces created from the 16th century Italian Renaissance to the 20th century Europe-wide. It will open from September 17 and run until November 20.
