This red-brick building, an annex of National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAT), stages excellent exhibitions of mingei (folk crafts): ceramics, lacquerware, bamboo, textiles, dolls and much more. Sometimes the works are historical; sometimes they are contemporary – including some crafted by Japan's officially designated "living national treasures." The museum closes between exhibitions.
The building was once the headquarters of the imperial guards, and was rebuilt after its destruction in WWII.
