Established 1993 Collection size ca. 9,500 pieces Phone +81 3-3213-1111 Public transit access Ōtemachi Station | Website [1](Japanese) | |
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Address Japan, 〒100-8111 Tokyo, Chiyoda, 皇居東御苑 Similar Tokyo Imperial Palace, Edo Castle, National Museum of Modern A, Hirakawamon Gate, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum | ||
The Museum of the Imperial Collections Sannomaru-Shōzōkan (三の丸尚蔵館) is located on the grounds of the East Garden of Tokyo Imperial Palace. It showcases a changing exhibition of a part of the imperial household treasures.
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History
The Museum of the Imperial Collections was conceived during the change from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989) to the present Heisei period. The Imperial family donated 6,000 pieces of art to the Japanese government in 1989. Many pieces were created by Imperial Household Artists. The museum was opened in 1993 for the study and preservation of the art collection. The collection was further enlarged by the donation of the art collection of Prince Chichibu (1902 – 1953) in 1996 and the collection of Empress Kōjun (1903 – 2000) in 2001.