October 31, 2019

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Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation

Advance ticket sales to begin tomorrow
Timed entry system to begin with inaugural exhibition

The Artizon Museum of the Ishibashi Foundation (Director :Ishibashi Hiroshi) will launch a timed entry system,
starting with "Emerging Artscape: The State of Our Collection," the inaugural exhibition of the newly opened
museum from January 18, 2020. With the timed entry system, visitors will use the museum's website todesignate a date and time for their admission to the museum. Advance sales will begin tomorrow, November
1. Ticket holders may enter the museum at any time during their designated time slot. After being admitted,
visitors may stay in the exhibit until closing time or as long as they like, as this system does not limit the lengthof time spent.

Timed entry system of the Artizon Museum[1] Optimizing the viewing environment
In the past, visitors have had to wait in line to enter the museum or to buy tickets for some exhibitions, and it
was sometimes difﬁcult to fully appreciate the exhibits when the museum was too crowded. The Artizon
Museum has considered ways to provide visitors with an optimal environment from the time they come to themuseum and view the exhibits until the time they leave. By reserving a time slot in advance on the website,
visitors will be able to enter the museum without waiting in line, and after entering the exhibition rooms, theywill be able to appreciate the exhibits under uncrowded conditions (although some congestion may occur atthe starting time of each slot, resulting in a wait in some cases).

[2] Special pricing
Timed entry ticketing systems are common in Europe and Americas, but in Japan, this approach is still
uncommon among art museums although it is used for sports events and movie theaters. The museum isoffering a special online price to encourage more visitors to make use of online ticketing. For the inauguralexhibition, "Emerging Artscape: The State of Our Collection," which will run from Saturday, January 18 toTuesday, March 31, 2020, same-day tickets (purchased at the ticket desk) will be priced at ¥1500, but advancetickets purchased online will be priced at ¥1100. (Ticket prices will vary depending on the exhibition.)[3] Free for students
We want to make it easy for as many students as possible to enjoy the museum. In the past, free admission forstudents only went up to junior high school, but the new Artizon Museum will offer free admission for older
students as well, including high school, vocational school, and university students. (Students only need toreserve free timed entry tickets.)[4] Same-day ticket sales
If the online tickets have not sold out, tickets will also be sold at the museum's ticket desk so that visitors whocome to the museum without a reservation can still purchase same-day tickets.
For more information, please visit the museum's website at https://www.artizon.museum.
Visitor information: 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial operator service)

Inquiries about this press release:
Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation
Publicity: Public Relations Department, Akira Kawase (General Manager), Aya Matsuura,or Megumi Ogawa
1-7-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku,Tokyo 104-0031
Tel. 03-3563-0241 Fax 03-3561-2130 E-mail: artizon-pr@artizon.jp

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Online advance ticket purchasing procedure
Please purchase an online advance ticket from the museum's
website before you come to the museum. The procedure forticket purchasing is explained below.

1.

↓Visit the museum's website at https://www.artizon.museum,and click on the "purchase of the ticket" tab on the ﬁrst screen.

2.
That will take you to the "select your purchase details" screen.
Select ticket assortment, admission date and time slot of timed
entry, and number of tickets. Next, click the button to "Proceed
to user details."

3.

↓On the screen for entering user details, enter your email
address and use the tabs to select the sex, age, and area ofresidence. Click the boxes to accept the terms of use andproceed to the payment method screen.

4.
On the payment method screen, enter your credit card
number, cardholder name, expiration date, and security code
(three-digit number on the back of the card), and then click toreview my purchase.

5.
Last, on the review my purchase screen, please conﬁrm thepurchase details, user details, and payment details.

↓When your ticket purchase is complete, an email containing alink will be sent to the email address you provided. Click on thelink in this email to obtain your QR code. To enter the museum,
simply display the QR code on your smartphone. You can also
print out the QR code on paper and bring it along with you toenter the museum. No cancellations are permitted after
reservations have been conﬁrmed, but one change ispermitted to a different entry date or time.

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