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Emergency closures in Japan (March 15) (2011/03/15)
The following galleries and museums are closed due to the earthquake in Japan (last update: March 14 6:11PM).
Please note that galleries and museums that are not on this list may also be closed. Those who are thinking of visiting galleries/museums in any areas affected by the earthquake are strongly advised to contact the gallery/museum first.
Twitter accounts given in parentheses where available.
Galleries
[Reopened on March 13]
1223 GENDAIKAIGA (@gendaikaiga): closed March 12, reopened March 13
[Closed on March 13]
Ota Fine Arts (@OtaFineArts): closed March 12 and 13
FOIL GALLERY (@foilgallery): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13
island (@islandjapan): emergency closure March 12 and 13
YUKA CONTEMPORARY (@yukacontemp): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13
3331 Arts Chiyoda (@3331global): closed March 12 and 13
YAMAMOTO GENDAI (@yamamotogendai): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
NANZUKA UNDERGROUND (@NANZUKAUNG): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
Yuka Sasahara Gallery (@ysasahara): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
Roentgenwerke AG (@RoentgenwerkeAG): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
Tokyo Gallery+BTAP (@tokyogallery): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
G/P gallery (@gp_gallery): emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14
Wako Works of Art (@WakoWorksofArt): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
YOKOI FINE ART (@YOKOIFINEART): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
Mizuma Art Gallery (@mizumartgallery): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14 at both locations
GALLERY MoMo (@GalleryMoMo) Roppongi: emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
Takuro Someya Contemporary Art (@TSCATokyo): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
MEM (@MEM_INC): emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14
AKAAKA (@AKAAKAsha): emergency closure March 12, scheduled closure March 13 and 14
Tomio Koyama Gallery Tokyo: emergency closure March 12, standard closure March 13 and 14
VACANT (@VACANTbyNOIDEA): closed March 12, schedule TBA
Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo: closed March 14, schedule TBA
[Unconfirmed as of March 13]
bld gallery (@bldgallery): closed March 12
GALLERY MoMo (@GalleryMoMo) Ryogoku: open until 3PM on March 12, unconfirmed March 13, scheduled closure March 14 and 15
Museums
[Reopened on March 13]
Itabashi Art Museum: closed March 12, reopened March 13
Bunkamura Gallery and Bunkamura The Museum: closed March 12, reopened March 13
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama: Hayama, Kamakura and Kamakura Annex all closed on March 12, reopened March 13, will close again if there are any tsunami alerts in the region
The National Art Center, Tokyo: closed March 12, reopened March 13
[Closed on March 13]
Tokyo National Museum: emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo: emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14
National Museum of Nature and Science: emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum: closed March 12 and 13
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography: emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14
Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo and Shibuya: closed March 12 and 13
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo: emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14
Taro Okamoto Museum of Art: emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14
National Museum of Japanese History: closed March 12 and 13, tentatively 14
Yokohama Museum of Art: closed March 12–14
Towada Art Center (@TowadaArtCenter): emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14–18
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo: closed March 12, schedule TBA
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (@haramuseum): closed March 12 and 13, schedule TBA
Art Tower Mito (@MITOGEI_Gallery): closed March 12, operated as a temporary evacuation site (until the afternoon of March 13), schedule TBA
Chiba City Museum of Art: closed March 12, schedule TBA
The Miyagi Museum of Art: closed
Aomori Museum of Art: closed March 12, schedule unconfirmed
[Closed on March 15]
The National Museum of Western Art: emergency closure March 12 and 13, scheduled closure March 14, emergency closure March 15, Friday evening hours cancelled
The following blog entry (in Japanese) was partially referenced in creating this article:
「子連れアート鑑賞日記」（by Seina）
http://orinchan55.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-707.html