Since the museum first opened in 1995, the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art has presented exhibitions and carried out educational and outreach activities aimed at enabling each viewer to engage in dialogues with and establish relationships with the works. The building was designed by architect Taniguchi Yoshio, renowned for museum designs, and the gardens by prominent American landscape designer Peter Walker. In addition to appreciating the art, please enjoy the entirety of the museum itself, including its architecture and gardens.
Architect – Taniguchi Yoshio
Born in 1937 in Tokyo. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Technology in 1960. Completed the architecture program at Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1964. After working at Kenzo Tange’s Tange Laboratory, in 1975 he established his own practice. Major projects include the Marugame Genichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art (1991), the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures at Tokyo National Museum (1999), The Museum of Modern Art (redesign, 2004), and the Heisei Chishinkan Wing at Kyoto National Museum (2014). Taniguchi has won numerous awards including the AIJ (Architectural Institute of Japan) Prize (twice), the Yoshida Isoya Award, and the Praemium Imperiale