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Check Out These 6 Great Programs at NACT

  • L'Enfant dans les collections du Musée du Louvre
  • "Artist File 2009 - The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art" Exhibition
  • "Artist Talk" by the Artists of
  • Accordion×Saxophone Jazz Session
  • Outdoor exhibition of "Artist File 2009" artwork
  • Hunt the Art Art Cube

Only on March 28 (Saturday), you can enjoy a leisurely night of art appreciation by taking advantage of the special extension of hours for two great exhibitions until 22:00.

L'Enfant dans les collections du Musée du Louvre

Exploring the theme "children in art", this exhibition brings a selection of about 200 masterpieces assembled from seven of the Louvre's curatorial departments (Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities; Paintings; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Prints and Drawings) together under one roof.

■Sponsor: The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT), Musée du Louvre, The Asahi Shimbun, tv asahi corporation
■Admission: Ticket purchase required
(click here for admission ticket prices)

■Official exhibition website:http://www.asahi.com/louvre09/


Tiziano Vecellio La Vierge a l'Enfant avec saints Etienne, Jérôme et Maurice 1517, oil painting on canvas
© RMN / René-Gabriel Ojéda /
distributed by DNPartcom


Joshua Reynolds Master Hare 1788
© RMN / Hervé Lewandowski /
distributed by DNPartcom

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Only on March 28 (Saturday), you can enjoy a leisurely night of art appreciation by taking advantage of the special extension of hours for two great exhibitions until 22:00.

"Artist File 2009 - The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art" Exhibition

Presented in a solo exhibition format, this show introduces nine notable artists selected by the curators of NACT.

■Sponsor: The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT)
■Admission: Free only on March 28 (Saturday). On all other dates, stated admission prices apply.
(click here for admission ticket prices)


Photo of detail from Aiko Miyanaga's A Morning, A Calm Comes 2008 (Installation at the Busan Biennale 2008);
Photo: Aiko Miyanaga/Courtesy of the Mizuma Art Gallery

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The gift of a special night with the artists of "Artist File 2009"

"Artist Talk" by the Artists of "Artist File 2009"

■Date/Time: March 28 (Saturday) 20:00-21:00
■Guest Speakers: Shingo Murai (20:00~20:30), Aiko Miyanaga(20:30~21:00)
■Place: 2F Project Exhibit Hall 2E


Shingo Murai "Individual 1" and "Individual 2" 2003, Photo: Tadasu Yamamoto

Shingo Murai


Photo of detail from Aiko Miyanaga's "A Morning, A Calm Comes" 2008 (Installation at the Busan Biennale 2008); Photo: Aiko Miyanaga/Courtesy of the Mizuma Art Gallery

Aiko Miyanaga

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The gift of a special night with the artists of "Artist File 2009"

Outdoor exhibition of "Artist File 2009" artwork
Night screening of Shigeko Hirakawa's "Tree of Photosynthesis" documentary video.

■Date/Time: March 28 (Saturday) 17:59 (sunset) - 22:00
■Place: NACT, screening against the glass wall of the annex building


Shigeko Hirakawa Tree of Photosynthesis 2006 (Municipal Park, Argenteuil, France) Photo: Shigeko Hirakawa.

Shigeko Hirakawa

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Accordion×Saxophone Jazz Session
"Artist File 2009" Exhibition - Special Live Performance

■Date/Time: March 28 (Saturday) 19:00-19:30
■Performers: Yoshiaki Sato (accordion), Kunikazu Tanaka (saxophone)
■Place: 1F Atrium

Kunikazu Tanaka

Website: http://www.kuni-kuni.net

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The gift of a special night with the artists of "Artist File 2009"

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Hunt the art
Art Cube, "Artist File 2009", "3 Art Cubes"

For the Theme Programs Hunt the Art – Art Cube "Art File 2009", Art Cubes created by three artists currently featured in the "Artist File 2009 exhibition at The National Art Center, Tokyo: Naoki Ishikawa, Minoru Ohira, and Shingo Murai, will be exhibited.

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"Souvenir from Tokyo" original postcard gift with purchase!
At the "Souvenir from Tokyo" Museum Shop from March 28 (Saturday) to March 29 (Sunday), all customers who make a purchase will received one original postcard gift.

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Theme Programs
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  • ART CUBE
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Area Programs
  • ROPPONGI HILLS
  • TOKYO MIDTOWN
  • THE NATIONAL ART CENTER. TOKYO
  • SUNTORY MUSEUM OF ART
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