Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

The Library is open on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday except on national holidays and other temporary closures.

The library can be reached by facsimile at the following number: 03-3823-2372 The Kuroda Memorial Hall acts as an art museum associated with Tobunken.

The Hall itself was the original site of the Art Research Institute after its donation in 1924 as part of the estate of Kuroda Seiki, often considered the father of modern Western-style painting in Japan.

After 2000, when the Tobunken moved to its present location, the Kuroda Memorial Hall as restored to its original appearance and reopened in September 2001.

A gallery was added to allow for a greater display of the Hall's collection, including 126 oil paintings, and 170 drawings, sketchbooks, and letters.