Artizon Museum

The Artizon Museum in Tokyo houses the art collection of Ishibashi Shōjirō, founder of the tire manufacturer Bridgestone. The institution was founded in 1952, originally under the name Bridgestone Museum of Art. After the old building in the Kyōbashi district was closed and demolished in 2015, the museum moved into the new high-rise complex Museum Tower Kyobashi in 2020. It occupies the lower floors there, with the exhibition spaces spread across the fourth through sixth floors. The move allowed the museum to double its space to 2,100 square meters, and the name was changed to Artizon, a blend of the words art and horizon.

The collection focuses on European painting from Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and the modern era, complemented by Japanese artists of the early 20th century. You can admire works by Rembrandt, Ingres, and Delacroix, while the Impressionist section is anchored by seven paintings by Monet and six by Renoir. Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh are also prominently represented. Alongside the European masters, the museum shows works by Japanese artists who were influenced by Western modernism, as well as a small selection of sculptures and graphic works by artists such as Munch and Toulouse-Lautrec.