Tokyo museum undergoes facelift

Tokyo

THE National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo's Ueno Park, which local authorities and residents seek to have registered as a world cultural heritage site, has recently closed the exhibition rooms in its main building for renovations.

Unesco's World Heritage Committee plans to hold deliberations in July next year, but the museum will remain closed through March 2016. This means it will be shuttered at a time when it will be crucial to boost momentum for the registration.

The government of Taito Ward and local residents have said they will do their utmost to raise public awareness, so that people's interest in the issue will not fade even while the facility is closed for the repair of air condition…