At the museum, which has a permanent exhibition of Van Gogh's "Sunflower," a work depicting the sunflower, which is the national flower of Ukraine, there is an effort to donate an amount according to the number of visitors to the special exhibition for humanitarian assistance activities in Ukraine. started.
This initiative began at the "SOMPO Museum of Art" in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, where "Sunflowers", a masterpiece of the Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, is on permanent display.
Since the sunflower is a flower of the Ukrainian country that has been invaded by Russia, we started to expand the circle of support through the work, and the number of visitors to the special exhibition that started on the 26th and the special exhibition It means that we will donate up to 100 million yen according to the number of views of the video to be introduced.
The recipients of the donations are the United Nations organizations that support refugees and the Japanese Red Cross Society.
A man in his 50s who visited said, "Van Gogh's painting was bigger and more powerful than I expected. It may be a small amount, but I hope I can help even a little."
Ryoko Shimokawa, Executive Officer of SOMPO Holdings, which holds the special exhibition, said, "I am deeply saddened by the devastation of Ukraine. I want you to let me know. "
This special exhibition is open until June.