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Towada Art Center said that its exhibition 'Tsubaki Noboru Freedom-Statue (Elephant) and Living With' passed 10,000 visitors on Friday, July 17. The museum marked the milestone with a small ceremony and presented a commemorative gift to the 10,000th visitor, according to the center’s announcement.
The museum identified the milestone visitors as a company employee and a public servant who had traveled from Saitama Prefecture. Towada Art Center said the pair became the exhibition’s 10,000th visitors on the same day the figure was reached.
In its post, the museum said it is looking forward to welcoming more visitors. No additional programme details or curatorial information were included in the announcement.
The exhibition title given by the museum is 'Tsubaki Noboru Freedom-Statue (Elephant) and Living With'. Towada Art Center’s notice places the visitor count update within the run of that exhibition, which it said reached the 10,000-visitor mark on July 17.
The museum also noted that its director, Yukiko Shikata, presented the commemorative item during the ceremony. The announcement did not provide further details about the gift or the event beyond the milestone celebration.
Towada Art Center’s message was brief and celebratory, centered on the visitor total and the acknowledgement of the two guests from Saitama Prefecture. The exhibition reached the 10,000-visitor threshold on Friday, July 17, 2026.
