National Museum of Western Art

The National Museum of Western Art is the premier public art gallery in specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in , central . It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016.
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  • Opening hours:
    Sunday and Tuesday–Thursday: 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
    Friday–Saturday: 9:30 AM–8:00 PM
    Monday: closed
    December 28th–January 1st: closed
  • Email: info@nmwa.gov.jp
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Amgueddfa Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan”, “Kokuricu sejdžo bidžucukan”, “Kokuricu sejdžó bidžucukan”, “Kokuricu-Seijo-Biĝucukan”, “Kokuritsu Seiyo Bijutsukan”, “Musée national d’art occidental de Tokyo”, “Muzeum Sztuki Zachodniej”, “Národní muzeum pro západní umění”, “National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo”, “NMWA”, “The National Museum of Western Art”, “موزهٔ ملی هنر غرب”, “국립 서양미술관”, “국립서양박물관”, and “西美”
  • Address: 7, 台東区, 東京都 110-0007
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: National Museum of Nature and Science and Tokyo National Museum.

Museum
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The is in the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo.

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The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the ward of , Japan. is situated 410 metres north of National Museum of Western Art.

Railway station
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is a major railway station in 's ward. is situated 230 metres south of National Museum of Western Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ueno and Ikenohata.

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If you want to get a feel for old , in the district is a good place to start.

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is a quarter.

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is a quarter.

National Museum of Western Art

Latitude
35.71541° or 35° 42′ 56″ north
Longitude
139.77585° or 139° 46′ 33″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Established
June 10th, 1959
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art
Open location code
8Q7XPQ8G+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 203960903
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7911170
Wiki­data ID
Q1362629
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“National Museum of Western Art” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للفن الغربي”
  • Armenian: “Արևմտյան արվեստի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Basque: “Mendebaldeko Artearen Museo Nazionala”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален музей на западното изкуство”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Art Occidental”
  • Chinese: “國立西洋美術館”
  • Chinese: “日本國立西洋美術館”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalni muzej zapadnjačke umjetnosti”
  • Czech: “Národní muzeum západního umění”
  • Danish: “Nationalmuseum for vestlig kunst”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum voor Westerse Kunst”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of Western Art”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الوطنى للفنون الغربيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Okcidenta Arto”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Okcident-Arta Muzeo”
  • French: “musée national de l’Art occidental”
  • French: “Musée national de l’art occidental”
  • French: “Musée national de l’Art occidental”
  • French: “Musée national de lart occidental”
  • Georgian: “დასავლური ხელოვნების ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum für westliche Kunst”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי לאמנות מערבית”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Seni Barat”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale d’arte occidentale”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale darte occidentale”
  • Japanese: “Kokuritsu seiyō bijutsukan”
  • Japanese: “こくりつせいようびじゅつかん”
  • Japanese: “国立西洋美術館”
  • Korean: “국립서양미술관”
  • Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis Vakarų meno muziejus (Tokijas)”
  • Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis Vakarų meno muziejus”
  • Mazanderani: “غربی هنرون ملی موزه”
  • Mirandese: “Museu Nacional de Arte Oucidental”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nationalmuseum for vestlig kunst”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nationalmuseum for vestlig kunst”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی هنر غرب”
  • Polish: “National Museum of Western Art”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de Arte Ocidental”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей западного искусства”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej zahodne umetnosti”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de arte occidental”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Arte Occidental”
  • Swedish: “National Museum of Western Art”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ศิลปะตะวันตกแห่งชาติ”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Batı Sanatları Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей західноєвропейського мистецтва, Токіо”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей західноєвропейського мистецтва”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Quốc gia Mỹ thuật phương Tây”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Celf y Gorllewin”
  • Yue Chinese: “國立西洋美術館”

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Places to explore: Ueno Park and Ueno 7.

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