The Sumida Hokusai Museum Opened

number:05325
years:November 2016

On November 22, the Sumida Hokusai Museum (Director: KIKUTA Hiroshi) opened in Sumida Ward, Tokyo. As KATSUSHIKA Hokusai, ukiyo-e artist, spent most of his life in what is now Sumida Ward, the Ward build the museum as part of its regional development. It houses the collections of Peter Morse, the foremost collector of Hokusai’s work, and NARAZAKI Muneshige, ukiyo-e researcher. The building, designed by SEJIMA Kazuyo, consists of four stories above ground and one below, with a total floor area of 3,278.9m2. (Japanese)

created: 19/08/2024
modified: 19/08/2024 (Update History)
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