| The National Art Center of Tokyo | |
| Native Name: | 国立新美術館 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Location: | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Visitors: | 2.0 million (2013)[1] Ranking 20th globally (2013) |
| Director: | Hideki Hayashida |
(NACT) is a museum in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. A joint project of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the National Museums Independent Administrative Institution, it stands on a site formerly occupied by a research facility of the University of Tokyo.
The building has been designed by Kisho Kurokawa. It is one of the largest exhibition spaces in the country.[2] Access is from Nogizaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. Unlike Japan's other national art museums, NACT is an 'empty museum', without a collection, permanent display, and curators. Like Kunsthalle in German-speaking regions, it accommodates temporary exhibitions sponsored and curated by other organizations.[3] The policy has been successful. In its first fiscal year in 2007, it had 69 exhibitions organized by arts groups and 10 organized by NACT. Its Monet exhibition, held between 7 April and 2 July 2007, was the second most visited exhibition of the year, not only in Japan but in the world.[3]
Its graphic visual identity was developed by graphic designer Kashiwa Sato of Tokyo-based Samurai Inc.