Amuse Museum
The Textile Culture and Ukiyo-e Art Museum – Amuse Museum (「布文化と浮世絵の美術館」アミューズミュージアム, Nuno Bunka to Ukiyoe no Bijutsukan Amyūzu Myūjiamu), or simply Amuse Museum, was a private museum specializing in Japanese textile culture and ukiyo-e. It opened on 1 November 2009 in Asakusa, Tokyo, not too far from Ueno Park, where multiple other museums are located. The museum was closed on 31 March 2019.
「布文化と浮世絵の美術館」アミューズミュージアム | |
View of the front of the museum | |
Amuse Museum Location of Amuse Museum in Japan | |
| Established | 1 November 2009 |
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| Location | Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°42′52.2″N 139°47′52.4″E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Key holdings | Miracle Textile Art "Boro" |
| Curator | Kiyoshi Tatsumi |
| Owner | Amuse, Inc. |
| Website | Official site (English site) |
The museum housed a collection of everyday clothing and other textiles from the private collection of folklorist Chūzaburō Tanaka. While only about 1500 of the items were on display at any time, the museum rotated through the collection every few months.
The talent and entertainment agency Amuse was the owner of the museum.
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