Kyocera Museum of Art Building in Kyoto City, Japanese Building Project, Architecture
Kyocera Museum of Art Building
New Architecture Development in Japan – design by Aoki Jun Architect
12 Apr 2019
Kyocera Museum of Art Building in Kyoto City
Architect: Aoki Jun
Location: Takeda Tobadonocho, 6, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan

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Aoki Jun Appointed Director of Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, formerly known by Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of the architect Aoki Jun as its new director, effective April 1. Aoki also has been deeply involved in the Museum renewal project since its earliest design stage.
We are extremely pleased to announce the highlights of the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art Renewal Project.
The Museum opened in 1933 as the Kyoto Enthronement Memorial Museum of Art in Kyoto?s Okazaki district, itself an expression of the city?s modern trends at the time. The establishment of the Museum owes much to the generous support of many local citizens. It was renamed as the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art after World War II. As Japan?s oldest public art museum housed in its original architecture, its classical visage standing against the backdrop of Higashiyama has been highly appreciated for 85 years.

The innovative concepts of Aoki Jun and Nishizawa Tezzo, two leading Japanese architects, for the Museum renewal project preserved original elements while introducing n...