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ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Minato) has delivered its high-performance display cases "Artivista" (table type) and wall-mounted display cases to the Asahi Group Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art. The cases provide an exhibition environment that balances the beauty and preservation of cultural properties for the ongoing 30th anniversary exhibition, "Resonance: Kanjiro Kawai x Shoji Hamada - From the Tamesaburo Yamamoto Collection."

"Artivista" is a high-performance display case developed with the aim of achieving both the beauty of exhibited items and the preservation of cultural properties. It uses high-transparency glass with a low-reflection film applied to avoid obstructing viewing, and provides high design quality and protection in the exhibition space.

The Asahi Group Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art is a museum where historical and modern architecture blend together, surrounded by the rich natural beauty of Oyamazaki, Kyoto. It comprises the "Oyamazaki Villa," built during the Taisho and early Showa periods, and two new buildings designed by architect Tadao Ando, and is cherished as a space where art, architecture, and nature harmonize. All of the display cases are installed within the main museum building ("Oyamazaki Villa"), which is a registered tangible cultural property.

The high-performance display cases "Artivista" delivered this time are designed to allow for a more natural appreciation of the exhibited items' original colors, details, and textures. In addition, they take into consideration the air environment and humidity control inside the case, contributing to environmental monitoring with data loggers, high airtightness, and improved protection of cultural properties. Furthermore, the table cases have a large opening with a glass hood lift height of 600 mm, making it easier for curators to work on exhibits. For viewers, it creates a high-quality viewing space where they can truly engage with the exhibited items themselves.

Itoki will continue to contribute to creating an environment that protects and transmits works of art of high historical and cultural value through exhibition solutions that combine high design quality with protective performance.

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This art museum, nestled amidst the rich natural beauty of Oyamazaki in Kyoto, blends historical and modern architecture. It comprises the "Oyamazaki Villa," built during the Taisho and early Showa periods, and two new buildings designed by architect Tadao Ando, creating a space where art, architecture, and nature harmonize.

• "30th Anniversary of the Museum's Opening, 60th Anniversary of the Deaths of Tamesaburo Yamamoto and Kanjiro Kawai: Resonance - Kanjiro Kawai x Shoji Hamada - From the Tamesaburo Yamamoto Collection"
This exhibition focuses on the interactions between Kanjiro Kawai and Shoji Hamada, central figures in the Mingei (folk craft) movement, and Tamesaburo Yamamoto, a businessman and the first president of Asahi Breweries (now Asahi Group Holdings), and introduces the resonance of their creative works and philosophies through the Yamamoto Collection.

• "30th Anniversary of the Museum's Opening, 100th Anniversary of Claude Monet's Death: Claude Monet Exhibition"
This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Claude Monet, a leading Impressionist painter, and will showcase all eight of the museum's works over the course of a year, coinciding with the museum's 30th anniversary. Works such as "Water Lilies" will be displayed in the "Underground Jewel Box" (Underground Pavilion), designed by architect Tadao Ando, creating an immersive experience surrounded by Monet's art.