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As far back as the beginning of the Meiji period, there was a movement demanding the establishment of a museum to permanently display contemporary art. Although the petition was taken up several times in parliament, a national facility for the permanent display of modern art was never realized until the opening of this Museum. In 1952, the government purchased the premises of the former headquarters of Nikkatsu Corporation in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku. In June that year, The National Museum of Modern Art was established as an institution governed by the Ministry of Education. The architect Kunio Maekawa directed the refurbishment and the Museum was opened that December. On two later occasions, neighbouring premises were purchased and the Museum was further enlarged and reformed. Due to the growth of the Museum Collection and the expansion of special exhibitions, the display of works gradually got restricted. Just when the Museum was considering possibilities of moving, Mr.Shojiro Ishibashi,who was a trustee from the founding of the Museum, offered to donate a new building. Thanks to this donation, it was decided that a new wing would be constructed in Kitanomaru Koen. The new building was designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi and opened in June 1969. After 30 years since moving to the present building, it became necessary to update the facilities to meet social demand. For two and a half years from July 1999, the Museum was closed and underwent large-scale extension and renovation designed by Sakakura Associates. The exhibition galleries were enlarged, a library allowing access to the public, a restaurant and museum shop were newly established, and lounge space was increased. In addition to improving the environment for viewing the works of art,construction work to make the building more earthquake-proof was carried out. The renovation work was completed in August 2001 and, in January 2002, an exhibition entitled The Unfinished Century: Legacies of 20th Century Art was held to commemorate the renewal and restart of activities anew. The Museum in Kyobashi The Museum in Kyobashi The Main Building Before Renewal The Main Building before Renovation (*) The Present Main Building The Present Main Building Crafts Gallery Western-style Architecture of the Meiji Period Designated as Important Cultural Property The building which houses Crafts Gallery was originally designed in 1910(Meiji 43) by Yasushi Tamura, a military engineer, as the headquarters of the imperial guards. The building had been desolated since the end of the war and, in 1966, following the decision of a plan to restore the entire Kitanomaru district around the imperial palace, it was to be taken down. However, there were calls to preserve its architectural worth as a typical example of Western-style brick architecture of Meiji period and as the remains of a government office. As a result, in September 1972, the Cabinet officially agreed that the building should be designed as important cultural property and that it could be used as an annex of The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. The following month, "The Former Headquarters of the Imperial Guards" was publicly endorsed as important cultural property. The exterior, entrance, and hall underwent preservation and repair and the interior was reformed according to a gallery plan designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi. The building was refurbished to function as an exhibition facility for the crafts section and was opened in November 1977 as Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. In carrying out restoration work, the roof was restored to its original form with slates and the staircase rising from both sides in the main entrance hall displays the affluent ornamentation of the past. The simplicity of the gothic-style red bricks on the outside harmonizes with the seasonal change of the surrounding trees and presents a unique ambience.