Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Launches 4 New Museum Goods for the Spring Exhibition 'Building Open 2026: Animals in Asaka Palace'
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum announces the release of four new original museum goods, including letter paper featuring architectural motifs, in conjunction with the 'Building Open 2026' exhibition starting April 11. They will also be available online.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo) will hold the 'Building Open 2026: Animals in Asaka Palace' from Saturday, April 11 to Sunday, June 14, 2026.
In conjunction with this, the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Museum Shop, operated by Oak Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Akiyo Shinmaki), will launch four new types of museum goods—letter papers, pouches, art magnets, and coffee—featuring motifs from the building's architectural designs and exhibits.
Additionally, these items will be available for purchase on the online shop starting Saturday, April 11, along with the '3 types of Art Magnets' and '3 types of Original kahogo Soap' which are already popular in stores.
## Museum Goods to Take Home the Wonders of Decoration as Memories
The main building of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum was built in 1933 as the private residence of the Asaka family. Prominent artists in French Art Deco, such as Henri Rapin and René Lalique, were appointed for the interior decoration of the main rooms. As a distinctive architecture among the residences handled by the Imperial Household Ministry's Internal Affairs Bureau, which was responsible for court architecture, it has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
On the occasion of the 'Building Open 2026: Animals in Asaka Palace', four types of museum goods will be released so that visitors can take home tangible memories of their visit and the various decorations remaining in the former Asaka Palace.
### ■ Letter Paper (Pink / Celadon) 800 yen each (tax included)
Several buildings on the premises of the former Asaka Palace are registered as Important Cultural Properties. This is a letter paper whose cover features the design of the main gate, which is the first Important Cultural Property structure visitors see. Although people tend to pass by the main gate without noticing it, the gate doors use an original design expressed with delicate craftsmanship. We adopted it for the cover, hoping that through these goods, people would turn their attention to parts they usually do not look at closely. The cover is laser-cut into the shape of the main gate design, and when held up to the light, a shadow falls, bringing its beautiful pattern to life.
In conjunction with this, the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Museum Shop, operated by Oak Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Akiyo Shinmaki), will launch four new types of museum goods—letter papers, pouches, art magnets, and coffee—featuring motifs from the building's architectural designs and exhibits.
Additionally, these items will be available for purchase on the online shop starting Saturday, April 11, along with the '3 types of Art Magnets' and '3 types of Original kahogo Soap' which are already popular in stores.
## Museum Goods to Take Home the Wonders of Decoration as Memories
The main building of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum was built in 1933 as the private residence of the Asaka family. Prominent artists in French Art Deco, such as Henri Rapin and René Lalique, were appointed for the interior decoration of the main rooms. As a distinctive architecture among the residences handled by the Imperial Household Ministry's Internal Affairs Bureau, which was responsible for court architecture, it has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
On the occasion of the 'Building Open 2026: Animals in Asaka Palace', four types of museum goods will be released so that visitors can take home tangible memories of their visit and the various decorations remaining in the former Asaka Palace.
### ■ Letter Paper (Pink / Celadon) 800 yen each (tax included)
Several buildings on the premises of the former Asaka Palace are registered as Important Cultural Properties. This is a letter paper whose cover features the design of the main gate, which is the first Important Cultural Property structure visitors see. Although people tend to pass by the main gate without noticing it, the gate doors use an original design expressed with delicate craftsmanship. We adopted it for the cover, hoping that through these goods, people would turn their attention to parts they usually do not look at closely. The cover is laser-cut into the shape of the main gate design, and when held up to the light, a shadow falls, bringing its beautiful pattern to life.