Tokyo’s MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Named One of the World's Most Beautiful Museums 2026 by the UNESCO-backed Prix Versailles

05/05/2026 02:09 PM

TOKYO, May 5 (Bernama) -- MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives, a new cultural hub within TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, has been selected by the Prix Versailles, hosted at UNESCO, as one of the World’s Most Beautiful Museums 2026. This marks the second nomination for a Japanese museum, following the Simose Art Museum in 2024.

Established in 2015, the Prix Versailles honors global excellence in architecture by promoting "intelligent sustainability," where culture serves and transcends the environment. Selected projects are celebrated for their innovation, creativity, reflections of local heritage, and ecological efficiency, as well as values of social interaction and participation highly regarded by the United Nations.

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