National Museum of Western Art

Summary

National Museum of Western Art is an art museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Museum of Western Art's field of work was Western painting^[3].
• National Museum of Western Art was a member of Japan Consortium for Open Access Repository^[4].
• National Museum of Western Art is located in Ueno-kōen^[5].
• National Museum of Western Art is in the country of Japan^[6].
• National Museum of Western Art's instance of is recorded as art museum^[7].
• National Museum of Western Art's instance of is recorded as museum building^[8].
• National Museum of Western Art's instance of is recorded as national museum^[9].
• National Museum of Western Art's instance of is recorded as academic publisher^[10].
• National Museum of Western Art's architect is recorded as Le Corbusier^[11].
• National Museum of Western Art's architect is recorded as Kunio Maekawa^[12].
• National Museum of Western Art's founder is recorded as Kōjirō Matsukata^[13].
• National Museum of Western Art is operated by Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art^[14].
• National Museum of Western Art's architectural style is recorded as brutalist architecture^[15].
• National Museum of Western Art's main building contractor is recorded as Shimizu Corporation^[16].
• National Museum of Western Art's postal code is recorded as 110-0007^[17].
• National Museum of Western Art is part of Ueno Imperial Grant Park^[18].
• National Museum of Western Art's Commons category is recorded as National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo^[19].
• National Museum of Western Art's chairperson is recorded as Akiko Mabuchi^[20].
• April 1, 1959 marks the founding of National Museum of Western Art^[21].
• National Museum of Western Art's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.7153567, 'lon': 139.7758498}^[22].
• National Museum of Western Art's official website is recorded as http://www.nmwa.go.jp/^[23].
• National Museum of Western Art's official website is recorded as https://www.nmwa.go.jp/^[24].
• National Museum of Western Art's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo^[25].
• National Museum of Western Art's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected]^[26].
• National Museum of Western Art's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+1368703'}^[27].

Body

Founding

National Museum of Western Art's founder is recorded as Kōjirō Matsukata^[13]. April 1, 1959 marks the founding of it^[21].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '独立行政法人国立美術館\u3000国立西洋美術館'}^[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo'}^[29], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '独立行政法人国立美术馆\u3000国立西洋美术馆'}^[30], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '독립행정법인 국립미술관 국립서양미술관'}^[31]. It is part of Ueno Imperial Grant Park^[18]. Short names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '西美'}^[32] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NMWA'}^[33].

Leadership

National Museum of Western Art's chairperson is recorded as Akiko Mabuchi^[20].

Operations

National Museum of Western Art is operated by Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art^[14].

Industry

National Museum of Western Art's field of work was Western painting^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for National Museum of Western Art include 11873 Kokuseibi^[34], an asteroid^[35].

Why It Matters

National Museum of Western Art ranks in the top 7% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include 11873 Kokuseibi^[34], an asteroid^[35].