The construction of the former Prince Asaka residence (now the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum), was inspired by the Art Deco Exposition of 1925 which the Prince and Princess Asaka visited while on a sojourn in Paris that year. Imprinted with the Imperial family’s actions and thoughts, in the post-war period the residence was used as the official residence of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, who concluded the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1951/2. As such, the site became the stage for many important affairs.
Even today, the histories and memories of visitors to this rare Art Deco building remain with us. This exhibition brought together objects from this museum’s collections and information from the archives, gathered together in the living architecture of this building.
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The exhibition was held at the Tokyo Teien Museum from March to June 2018.
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