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Japan · Nishi-Shinjuku
Sompo Museum of Art
SOMPO美術館
The museum is world-famous for housing one of Vincent van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' paintings, which was acquired in 1987 for a record-breaking 5.8 billion yen.
Hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the official site.
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The Sompo Museum of Art is an art museum in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It is owned by the Japanese insurance company SOMPO and is located next to the company's headquarters. It started as the Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art in 1976 and gradually expanded. The current six-storey building was completed in 2020.
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Notable Works
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- アリスカンの並木路、アルルWikipedia (ja)ポール・ゴーギャン
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- ひまわりOfficial siteフィンセント・ファン・ゴッホ
Exhibitions
Past and present exhibitions aggregated by artible.
No current exhibition data is available yet.
Museum basics
- Founded
- 1976
- Architect
- 大成建設一級建築事務所
- Building completed
- 2020
- Renovated
- 2020
- Director
- —
- Operated by
- 公益財団法人SOMPO美術財団
- Annual visitors
- —
- National treasures
- —
- Important cultural properties
- —
- Site area
- —
- Floor area
- 4,000 m²
- Exhibition area
- —
- Architectural features
- 外観や内装とも柔らかな曲線を描くデザイン
Visit info
- Hours
Mon closed Tue 10:00-18:00 Wed 10:00-18:00 Thu 10:00-18:00 Fri 10:00-20:00 Sat 10:00-18:00 Sun 10:00-18:00 - Tickets
- 一般（26歳以上）当日券 2,000円
- 一般（26歳以上）事前購入券 1,800円
- 25歳以下当日券 1,200円
- 25歳以下事前購入券 1,100円
- 小中高校生無料
- 障がい者手帳をお持ちの方無料
- ペアチケット3,400円
- Avg. visit time
- —
- Reservation
- Not required
- Nearest station
- 新宿駅, 5 min walk
- Address
- 〒160-8338 Nishi-Shinjuku 東京都新宿区西新宿1-26-1
Note: 月曜日（祝日・振替休日の場合は開館し、翌平日休）、展示替期間、年末年始。台風、大雪などにより、JR等が計画運休となった際には臨時休館とする場合があります。
Rules & amenities
- Photography
- Restricted
- Audio guide langs
- JA · EN · ZH · KO
- Wheelchair
- Yes
- Kid-friendly
- Yes
- Café
- Yes
- Shop
- Yes
Collection
- Collection size
- 630 works
- Top departments
- 東郷青児をはじめとする現代日本人洋画家のコレクション
- Featured artists
- フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホ
- 東郷青児
More info
- Official site
- www.sompo-museum.org ↗
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia ↗
Sources
— Official website — sompo-museum.org ↗ · Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikipedia (English) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikidata — Q1614504 ↗ (CC0) · Official PDF — アクセス情報（PDF）はこちら ↗ (4 pages) · Official PDF — 観覧料免除申請書（PDF：70KB） ↗ (1 pages) · Official PDF — 美術館見学申込書（PDF：80KB） ↗ (1 pages)artible is an independent guide and is not affiliated with this museum. Facts are surfaced with attribution to the sources below.
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