The hidden treasure

The collection of Japanese prints held at the Museum is a veritable jewel in Japan’s heritage. It was rescued from obscurity during the 1970s and since than has won general international fame, thanks to the exceptionally good state of the prints and the extreme rarity of some of them. Today, the collection numbers some 7 500 by 362 different well-known and less-well-known artists, and a further 300 by unknown artists. For specialists, it is an important source for research; for buffs, the object of wonder.

The Japan collection is notcurrently on display. Periodically, the museum organizes temporary exhibition on Japanese prints, of which it keeps exceptional items, safe in the dark.