Amuse Museum Explained

Textile Culture and Ukiyo-e Art Museum – Amuse Museum
Native Name:「布文化と浮世絵の美術館」アミューズミュージアム
Native Name Lang:jp
Map Type:Japan
Map Relief:y
Map Dot Label:Amuse Museum
Coordinates:35.7145°N 139.7979°W
Location:Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Type:Art museum
Key Holdings:Miracle Textile Art "Boro"
Curator:Kiyoshi Tatsumi
Owner:Amuse, Inc.
Website:

The, 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.[1]

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.

General information

Amuse Museum was established on 1 November 2009 as a private Japanese textile culture and ukiyo-e museum in the Asakusa district of the Taitō special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is located just east of Sensō-ji. The museum was operated and owned by the talent and entertainment agency Amuse. The concept of the museum curation,, was based on the environmental and social activism of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.[2]

The museum's collections were started with over 30,000 everyday clothing items from the collection of the folklorist Chūzaburō Tanaka.[3] Many of the pieces were in disrepair and appeared to be loosely sewn rags. About 1500 of those items were on display at any one time, and the pieces on display were rotated out every few months.[4]

The honorary curator of Amuse Museum was Tanaka,[3] and the Chief Curator was Kiyoshi Tatsumi.[5]

Access and environs

Amuse Museum was located about 5 minutes' walk north-northwest of Asakusa Station on the Ginza Line and about 8 minutes from Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express line.[6] There are two bus stops within a block of the museum's former location.[7] The Asakusa Shrine and Sensō-ji are located just west of the former museum site.

Other nearby attractions within walking distance included Kaminarimon,[8] Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden, the National Museum of Nature and Science,[9] the National Museum of Western Art,[9] Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum,[9] Tokyo National Museum,[9] Ueno Zoo, and Ueno Park (which contains the four museums above, as well as the zoo).

A bar was located on the sixth floor of the museum building offering drinks snack items.[10] [11]

Exhibit history

In 2010, Amuse Museum hosted the "Tsugaru – Nanbu Sashiko Kimono" collection, consisting of 768 pieces of sashiko kimonos from Tsugara and Nanbu in Aomori Prefecture.[12] [13]

Cloth culture is at the heart of this presentation of the handicraft of nameless artisans and ordinary women, the exhibit has been featured in media such as NHK's and .[14] [15]

Permanent collection

The permanent exhibit was, based on the donations from Tanaka.[16]

The motifs found in the Boro exhibit inspired fashion designers such as Louis Vuitton, Hiroyuki Horihata, Makiko Sekiguchi, Joseph Altuzarra, and Junya Watanabe.[17] Vuitton incorporated Boro motifs into his 2013 Spring/Summer Paris men's collection, and Altuzarra incorporated them into his 2014 Spring/Summer New York men's collection.[17] Watanabe, a designer for Comme des Garçons, used the motif for his Spring/Summer 2015 collection.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amuse Museum, Asakusa [Closed] - Asakusa, Tokyo .
  2. Web site: アミューズ ミュージアムのコンセプト . 28 May 2015 . 29 October 2009 . Amuse Museum . Amuse Museum Concept . Japanese . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528140111/http://www.amusemuseum.com/blog/2009/10/post-19.shtml . live . dmy .
  3. Web site: プロフィール：田中忠三郎 . Profile: Tanaka Chūzaburo . 27 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528140252/http://www.amusemuseum.com/blog/cat03/cat03-05/ . 28 May 2015 . Amuse Museum . Japanese . live . dmy .
  4. Web site: More Amazing than Amusing: Asakusa's Amuse Museum . Michael . Pronko . DNP Art Communications . 28 May 2015 . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528135938/http://www.dnp.co.jp/artscape/eng/focus/1408_02.html . live . dmy .
  5. Web site: Amuse Museum – About us . Japanese . Amuse Museum . 27 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528140243/https://www.amusemuseum.com/info/index.html . 28 May 2015 . live . dmy .
  6. Web site: Amuse Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528115239/http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/DEE81E19 . 28 May 2015 . 27 May 2015 . Tokyo Art Beat . live . dmy .
  7. Web site: アミューズミュージアム: 浮世絵や日本の布を鑑賞！ . Amuse Museum: Appreciation of Ukiyo-e and Japanese Textiles . Japanese . TokyoSights.com . 27 May 2015 . 23 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223190808/http://www.tokyosights.com/cat2/amusemuseum.html . dead . dmy .
  8. Web site: Sightseeing Spots . Tokyo Ryokan . 28 May 2015 . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528114918/http://www.tokyo-ryokan.com/sightseeing.htm . live . dmy .
  9. Web site: Museum in Asakusa and Ueno . Tokyo Ryokan . 28 May 2015 . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528114643/http://www.tokyo-ryokan.com/sightseeing_museum.htm . live . dmy .
  10. Web site: 誰にも邪魔されないおしゃれな隠れ家 Bar six . A fashionable refuge preventing anyone from intruding – Bar Six . Japanese . Amuse Museum . 27 May 2015 . 23 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623181626/http://www.asakusabarsix.com/ . dead . dmy .
  11. Web site: ＢＯＲＯ 美しいぼろ布展 ～日本人は何を失い、何を守ってきたのか？～ . Boro: Exhibition of beautiful rags: What should the Japanese people lose, and what should be protected? . Japanese . Ueno Asakusa GuideNet . 27 May 2015 . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528135902/http://museum.guidenet.jp/spresent.php?id=347 . live . dmy .
  12. Web site: 藍きもの～美しいはたらき着～展 . Indigo Kimono: Beautiful Working Clothes Exhibit . 27 May 2015 . Japanese . Amuse Museum . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528140238/http://www.amusemuseum.com/ex_archive/index03.html . live . dmy .
  13. Web site: 藍きもの～美しいはたらき着～展 . Indigo Kimono: Beautiful Working Clothes Exhibit . Japanese . Internet Museum Office . 27 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528140148/http://www.museum.or.jp/modules/im_event/?controller=event_dtl&input%5Bid%5D=68601 . 28 May 2015 . dead .
  14. Web site: file159 「青森のBORO（ぼろ）」 . File 159: Aomori no Boro . Japanese . . 27 May 2015 . 28 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150228142524/http://www.nhk.or.jp/tsubo/program/file159.html . live . dmy .
  15. Web site: 新日本風土記スペシャル 手の国にっぽん 名品名匠の旅 . New Japan Culture – Japan: Country of the Hand – Journey of Master Crafts and Craftsmen . Japanese . . 27 May 2015 . 18 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093803/http://www.nhk.or.jp/fudoki/120106broadcast1.html . live . dmy .
  16. Web site: 常設コレクション 奇跡のテキスタイルアート「BORO」 . Permanent Collection – Miracle Textile Art "Boro" . Amuse Museum . Japanese . 27 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528140246/http://www.amusemuseum.com/boro/ . 28 May 2015 . live . dmy .
  17. Web site: 作り手を触発 再評価される布仕事 . Creator Inspiration – Reavaluating the business of textiles . Mayumi . Obigane . Japanese . 9 June 2014 . . 27 May 2015 . 18 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102223/http://www.asahi.com/and_w/fashion/SDI2014060678411.html . live . dmy .
  18. Web site: コム デ ギャルソン・ジュンヤ ワタナベ マン 2015年春夏コレクション – 洋服と音楽のパッチワーク . Comme de Garçons' Junya Watanabe 2015 Spring Summer men's collection – A patchwork of Western-style clothes and music . Kaijiro . Masuda . 10 September 2014 . 27 May 2015 . Japanese . 21 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521140938/http://www.fashion-press.net/news/11744 . live . dmy .

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