Shibusawa Eiichi and Albert Kahn:Exchanges of Two Businessmen of Japan and France
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Co-organized by the Shibusawa Memorial Museum and the Département des Hauts-de-Seine, Musée Albert-Kahn, France
Supported by the Embassy of France in Japan and the Maison Franco-Japonaise
- Dates
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Saturday 20 March - Wednesday 5 May, 2010
10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:30)
Closed March 23, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, 30
- Venue
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Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
2-16-1 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Tel：03-3910-0005 ／ Fax：03-5567-7289
Oji station south exit, JR Keihin Tohoku Line: 5 min.
Nishigahara station or Oji station, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: 9 min.
Asukayama stop, Toei Streetcar Arakawa Line: 4 min.
Asukayama stop, Toei Bus: 5 min.
- Admission
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Individuals 300 yen
Elementary, junior high school, and high school students 100 yen
A 20% discount is available for visitors who say “Bonjour!” in French to the receptionist.
- Contacts
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Megumi KAWAKAMI, Curator
Ruri KATO, Public Relations
2-16-1 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Tel：03-3910-0005 / Fax：03-5567-7289
Concept of the Exhibition
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The Shibusawa Memorial Museum organizes a special exhibition focused on two businessmen from Japan and France, who were active from the late 19th to the early 20th century: Eiichi Shibusawa, one of the leaders who contributed to build the foundation of Japan’s modern economic society; and Albert Kahn, French banker.
Shibusawa and Kahn met face to face for three times: in 1897 and 1908 when Kahn visited Japan, and in 1902 when Shibusawa visited France. They discussed about various topics including the financial issues between Japan and France, and invited each other to their private residences.
Kahn devoted himself to the Archives of the Planet, a project to train and dispatch photographers to more than 60 countries in purpose of recording the life, customs, and natural environment there by photos and films. This exhibition is going to be the first showcase of the Albert-Kahn Museum’s precious collection in Japan. The oldest color photo shown in the exhibition dates back to 1908.
Also introduced in the exhibition are the documents and materials to testify the exchange of Shibusawa and Kahn. Some aspects of the world and Japan in their time will be represented through a combination of historical materials and visual images in this collaborative exhibition honoring the close tie of the two leading businessmen.
2010 marks the 170th anniversary of Eiichi Shibusawa’s birth and the 150th anniversary of Albert Kahn’s. The Albert-Kahn Museum in Boulogne-Billancourt, France is planning to hold an exhibition entitled “Japan 1910-1930: Tradition and Modernity” from October 4, 2010 to September 4, 2011 in cooperation with the Shibusawa Memorial Museum. 
Photo collection
- Press Release
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