Art Tower Mito

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Art Tower Mito
The square with the base of the tower on the right
The organ in the entrance area

The Art Tower Mito (short: ATM) is part and nickname of the municipal art museum of Mito ( 水 戸 芸 術 館 , Mito Geijutsu-kan ) in Japan .

building

The complex consists of several buildings that are grouped around a square and contain exhibition space as well as event rooms and a cinema. One of the buildings is the 100 meter high tower, which was designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki from December 1986. The completion and opening was in February 1990. The facade consists of steel triangles that turn in the shape of a helix towards the top. There are four usable floors in the tower. The tower is accessible via an entrance hall in a two-storey base building, which is also used for exhibitions.

One of the largest organs in the country is located in the church-like, high entrance area . It was built by two Japanese organ builders who received their training in Germany. The instrument is used for free concerts at lunchtime and on the weekends.

2011 earthquake

The interior of the complex was damaged in the Tōhoku earthquake in March 2011 and closed for clean-up work and security checks until the end of June 2011. The first exhibition after the reopening was CAFE in Mito 2011 - Relationships in Color .

Web links

Commons : Art Tower Mito  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data from the Art Tower Mito ( Memento from May 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English / Japanese)
  2. ^ Entrance Hall - Facilities - Art Tower Mito. Art Tower Mito, June 1, 2011, accessed January 1, 2020 .
  3. ↑ 2011 East Japan Earthquake ( Memento from June 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English / Japanese)
  4. ↑ CAFE in Mito 2011 - Relationships in Color (English / Japanese)

Coordinates: 36 ° 22 ′ 49.1 ″  N , 140 ° 27 ′ 57.6 ″  E