An opening date of April 2010 has been announced for Tokyo's new Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum.

The museum will occupy the site of a three-storey, red brick, Queen Anne style building on Babasaki-dori Avenue, designed by British architect, Josiah Conder. Completed in 1894 and demolished in 1968, it was the first office building in the city's Marunouchi area, now part of Tokyo's financial district. The project has aimed to replicate the original building of the Meiji (October 1868-July 1912) and Taisho (July 1912-December 1926) periods by using parts of the original plans and materials.

Focusing on modern Western art from the mid-18th to 20th centuries, the museum - under the directorship of Akiya Takahashi - has a total floor area of around 6,000sq m (65,000sq ft) and exhibition space amounting to about 800sq m (8,600sq ft). It will also feature a shop and a cafe.