Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is a major public art museum in Tokyo dedicated to photography and moving images, known for its extensive exhibitions, archives, and educational programs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography canonical | 4 |
| Tokyo Photographic Art Museum | 2 |
| 東京都写真美術館 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1486944 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Context triple: [Ebisu, hasLandmark, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography]
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A.
Yokohama Museum of Art
The Yokohama Museum of Art is a major Japanese art museum known for its modern and contemporary collections, striking postmodern architecture, and prominent cultural role in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama.
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B.
Sompo Museum of Art, Tokyo
Sompo Museum of Art in Tokyo is a prominent art museum best known for housing one of Vincent van Gogh’s iconic "Sunflowers" paintings.
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C.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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D.
Miho Museum
The Miho Museum is a renowned art museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its harmonious integration of I. M. Pei’s modern architectural design with the surrounding natural landscape and its collection of Asian and Western antiquities.
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E.
Mingei International Museum
Mingei International Museum is a San Diego museum dedicated to folk art, craft, and design from cultures around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Target entity description: The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is a major public art museum in Tokyo dedicated to photography and moving images, known for its extensive exhibitions, archives, and educational programs.
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A.
Yokohama Museum of Art
The Yokohama Museum of Art is a major Japanese art museum known for its modern and contemporary collections, striking postmodern architecture, and prominent cultural role in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama.
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B.
Sompo Museum of Art, Tokyo
Sompo Museum of Art in Tokyo is a prominent art museum best known for housing one of Vincent van Gogh’s iconic "Sunflowers" paintings.
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C.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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D.
Miho Museum
The Miho Museum is a renowned art museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its harmonious integration of I. M. Pei’s modern architectural design with the surrounding natural landscape and its collection of Asian and Western antiquities.
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E.
Mingei International Museum
Mingei International Museum is a San Diego museum dedicated to folk art, craft, and design from cultures around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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photography museum ⓘ public museum ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
moving images
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photography ⓘ |
| focusesOnGenre |
Japanese photography
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contemporary photography ⓘ historical photography ⓘ international photography ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
films
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photographic equipment ⓘ photographic prints ⓘ video works ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
archive
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exhibition galleries ⓘ library ⓘ screening room ⓘ workshop spaces ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
educational programs
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film screenings ⓘ lectures ⓘ permanent collection exhibitions ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
film studies
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media arts ⓘ photographic history ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| hasType |
metropolitan museum
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linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| hasWebsite | official website of Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
educational activities
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extensive photography exhibitions ⓘ moving image exhibitions ⓘ photography archives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Meguro, Tokyo
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linked to:
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo ⓘ Yebisu Garden Place ⓘ
linked to:
Ebisu Garden Place
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| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tokyo Metropolitan Government ⓘ |
| partOf | Tokyo metropolitan cultural institutions network ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Description of subject: The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is a major public art museum in Tokyo dedicated to photography and moving images, known for its extensive exhibitions, archives, and educational programs.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
linked to: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
linked to: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography