National Art Center, Tokyo

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art museum cultural institution

The National Art Center, Tokyo is a major Japanese art museum renowned for its striking contemporary architecture and large-scale rotating exhibitions without a permanent collection.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National Art Center, Tokyo canonical	8
The National Art Center, Tokyo	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1945419 — 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: National Art Center, Tokyo
Context triple: [Kisho Kurokawa, notableWork, National Art Center, Tokyo]

A. Hyogo Performing Arts Center
Hyogo Performing Arts Center is a major cultural complex in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, known for its concert halls, theater spaces, and diverse performing arts programs.
B. Yasuda Auditorium
Yasuda Auditorium is an iconic red-brick lecture hall and symbol of the University of Tokyo, renowned for its historic architecture and role in student movements.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s oldest and largest museum, renowned for its extensive collection of art and archaeological artifacts from Japan and other Asian countries.
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: National Art Center, Tokyo
Target entity description: The National Art Center, Tokyo is a major Japanese art museum renowned for its striking contemporary architecture and large-scale rotating exhibitions without a permanent collection.

A. Hyogo Performing Arts Center
Hyogo Performing Arts Center is a major cultural complex in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, known for its concert halls, theater spaces, and diverse performing arts programs.
B. Yasuda Auditorium
Yasuda Auditorium is an iconic red-brick lecture hall and symbol of the University of Tokyo, renowned for its historic architecture and role in student movements.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s oldest and largest museum, renowned for its extensive collection of art and archaeological artifacts from Japan and other Asian countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ
architect	Kisho Kurokawa ⓘ
architecturalStyle	contemporary architecture ⓘ
category	Art museums and galleries in Japan ⓘ Buildings and structures in Minato, Tokyo ⓘ Museums in Tokyo ⓘ
city	Tokyo ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
designedBy	Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates ⓘ
exhibitionPolicy	large-scale temporary exhibitions ⓘ rotating special exhibitions ⓘ
exhibitionSpaceArea	approximately 14,000 square meters ⓘ
floorArea	approximately 48,000 square meters ⓘ
funding	national government budget ⓘ
hasAtrium	large glass atrium ⓘ
hasFacility	art library ⓘ café ⓘ museum shop ⓘ restaurant ⓘ
hasNickName	NACT ⓘ
hasNo	permanent collection ⓘ
hasPurpose	hosting exhibitions organized by various curators and organizations ⓘ promoting art appreciation ⓘ
inauguratedIn	2007 ⓘ
knownFor	large exhibition spaces ⓘ striking glass façade ⓘ undulating exterior design ⓘ
languageOfSignage	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Minato, Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Minato, Tokyo, Japan Roppongi ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ
near	Mori Art Museum ⓘ Suntory Museum of Art ⓘ
nearestStation	Nogizaka Station ⓘ Roppongi Station ⓘ
numberOfExhibitionRooms	12 ⓘ
opened	2007-01-21 ⓘ
operatedBy	Agency for Cultural Affairs ⓘ linked to: Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan
ownedBy	Government of Japan ⓘ
partOf	Roppongi art triangle ⓘ linked to: Roppongi
prefecture	Tokyo Metropolis ⓘ linked to: Tokyo Prefecture
region	Kantō region ⓘ
website	https://www.nact.jp/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kisho Kurokawa → notableWork → National Art Center, Tokyo ⓘ

Kisho Kurokawa → designed → National Art Center, Tokyo ⓘ

Minato, Tokyo, Japan → containsLandmark → National Art Center, Tokyo ⓘ

Minato → containsLandmark → National Art Center, Tokyo ⓘ

Roppongi → hasLandmark → National Art Center, Tokyo ⓘ

21_21 Design Sight → nearby → The National Art Center, Tokyo ⓘ