Weekly Shonen Jump Exhibition VOL.1 From the first issue to the 1980s - The beginning of the legend
2017/7/18(Tue) - 10/15(Sun)
Place: Mori Arts Center Garelly
Weekly Shonen Jump is the weekly comic magazine that many legendary stories were born. To commemorate the magazine's 50th anniversary, the Weekly Shonen Jump Exhibition will look back on the publication's history from its founding to the present. Numerous original drawings of works that fueled the magazine's early success, plus a gathering of legendary heroes will be displayed. Hours:10:00-20:00(Close 21:00 on Sat. Sun. Hol. and 8/14-8/18) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Open everyday during the exhibition / Admission:General 2,000yen, High school and Junior high school student 1,500yen, 4 years old to Elementary school student 800yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 >>Weekly Shonen Jump Exhibition VOL.1 From the first issue to the 1980s - The beginning of the legend
SUNSHOWER Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now
2017/7/5(Wed) - 10/23(Mon)
Place: The National Art Center, Tokyo / Mori Art Museum
This exhibition, the largest-ever in scale, seeks to explore the many practices of contemporary art in Southeast Asia since 1980s from 9 different perspectives at 2 venues The National Art Center, Tokyo and Mori Art Museum. It aims to showcase its inconceivable dynamism of Southeast Asia that is somewhat nostalgic yet extraordinarily new. [The National Art Center, Tokyo] Hours:10:00-18:00(close 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Tuesdays [Mori Art Museum] Hours:10:00-22:00(close 17:00 on Tuesdays) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Open everyday during the exhibition [Common] Admission:[Ticket for both venues] Adult 1,800yen, University student 800yen, [Ticket for single venue] Adult 1,000yen, University student 500yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 Photo:リー・ウェン 《奇妙な果実》 2003年 >>SUNSHOWER Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now
Hatanaka Kokyo Collection -Masterpieces of old Indian textiles
2017/7/25(Tue) - 9/24(Sun)
Place: The SHOTO Museum of Art(2-14-14 Shoto, Shibuya-ku)
India has own dyeing and patterning skills, which made the vivid colors of Indian textiles particularly attractive, and exported all manner of textiles across the world. This exhibition showcases 150 works from the Indian textile collection of Kokyo Hatanaka. Hours:10:00-18:00(close 20:00 on Fridays) / closed:8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11, 9/19 / Admission:General 500yen, University student 400yen, High School student and Senior(60+) 250yen, Elementary and Junior high school student 100yen (Free for Elementary and Junior high school student on Sat. Sun. Hol. and summer vacation) / Contact:03-3465-9421 photo:<覆い布>アンドラ・プラデッシュ州、マスリパタム 19世紀初期 木版捺染、媒染及び防染 木綿 畠中光享蔵 >>Hatanaka Kokyo Collection -Masterpieces of old Indian textiles
The Japanese House : Architecture and Life after 1945
2017/7/19(Wed) - 10/29(Sun)
Place: The National Museum of Modern Art(3-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku)
Place: Mitsui Memorial Museum(2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Mitsui Main Building 7F)
This exhibition looks at the views held by the Japanese people on life and death, and life after death through arts depicting scenes of hell and the Pure Land as symbols of fear and hope. Among the many kinds of hell paintings created in the popular arts, some works could even be the attractive and charming. Hours:10:00-17:00(Close 19:00 on Fridays) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Mondays(except 8/14) / Admission:General 1,300yen, University and high school student 800yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo:地獄極楽変相図 白隠筆 紙本墨画淡彩 1幅 江戸時代 静岡・清梵寺蔵 後期展示 >>Wonderland of Buddhist Hell Scenes
Special Exhibition commemorating 130th anniversary of the founding of Tokyo University of the Arts The Pandora's box: Finding the Wondrous in the Geidai Collection
2017/7/11(Tue) - 9/10(Sun)
Place: The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts(12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku)
To commemorate 130th anniversary of the founding, Tokyo University of the Arts hold the special exhibition; focusing on a rich collection of the University. You can take a close look at not only National treasure or a Important Cultural Property, but also famous graduates' contemporary art works. Hours:10:00-17:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Mondays(except 7/17, 8/14), 7/18, 8/7-8/10 / Admission:General 800yen, University and High school student 500yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 Photo:高橋由一 《鮭》 [重要文化財] 明治10年頃(19世紀) 東京藝術大学蔵 通期展示 >>Special Exhibition commemorating 130th anniversary of the founding of Tokyo University of the Arts The Pandora's box: Finding the Wondrous in the Geidai Collection
Railway Museum documents collection
2017/7/11(Tue) - 11/5(Sun)
Place: Former Shimbashi station railroad history exhibition room(1-5-3 Higashishinbashi)
Railway Museum ownes approximately 670,000 collections from hard documents such as railway vehicles to ancient writings documents, drawing, soft document such as ticket related to railroad in Railway Museum. They will introduce slightly good old Orange Card, tableware which we used in dining car, drawing of steam locomotive. Hours:10:00-17:00(Admission until 15 minutes before closing) / closed:Mondays(open if its Holiday, close following day) / Admission:Free / Contact:03-3572-1872 photo:C62形蒸気機関車の模型(S=1/15)鉄道博物館所蔵 >>Railway Museum documents collection
Place: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum(Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku)
ARAKI Nobuyoshi has achieved world-wide acclaim for his photography, which he began creating in the 1960s. This exhibition focuses on one theme from his vast oeuvre, his wife Yoko. Yoko was his most important subject. She has continued to be a major influence on his photography even after her death. Hours:10:00-18:00(close 20:00 on Thursdays and Fridays, close 21:00 on Thursdays and Fridays during 7/27-8/25) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / closed:Mondays(except 9/18), 9/19 / Admission:General 900yen, College student 800yen, High school and Junior high school student, Senior(65+) 700yen(Free for senior on 3rd Wednesday of the month) / Contact:03-3280-0099 photo:〈センチメンタルな旅〉1971年より 東京都写真美術館蔵 >>ARAKI Nobuyoshi: Sentimental Journey 1971-2017-
Hiroshi Sugito module or lacuna
2017/7/25(Tue) - 10/9(Mon)
Place: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum(8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku)
The works of Hiroshi Sugito commute between the abstract and figurative and work magic on people all over the world. This will be the artist's first solo exhibition at a Tokyo art museum. Enjoy his latest works especially width in 10m and height in 3m's huge work made by Tokoname tiles. Hours:9:30-17:30(Close 20:00 on Fridays, close 21:00 on 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Mondays(except 8/14, 9/18, 10/9), 9/19 / Admission:General 800yen, University and College student 400yen, Senior(65+) 500yen / Contact:03-3823-6921 Photo:《placing the boat》 2017年 >>Hiroshi Sugito module or lacuna
Family Gallery: Diving into Screen Paintings: A New Way to Experience Japanese Art
2017/7/4(Tue) - 9/3(Sun)
Place: Tokyo National Museum, Honkan Room(13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku)
This program will allow visitors to experience Japanese screen paintings through installations featuring video imagery and high-resolution reproductions of two famous masterpieces: Pine Trees from the Tokyo National Museum, and Cranes from the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Visitors will be able to actively engage with these artworks using the five senses, with no exhibition cases to interfere with the experience. Hours:9:30-17:00(Close 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, Close 18:00 on Sundays and Holidays) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Mondays(except 7/17, 8/14), 7/18 / Admission:General 620yen, University student 410yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 Photo:Pine Trees (right screen; a high-resolution reproduction created by the Tsuzuri Project) Original: By Hasegawa Tohaku; Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century; pair of six-fold screens; ink on paper >>Family Gallery: Diving into Screen Paintings: A New Way to Experience Japanese Art
Uemura Shōen and Quintessential Bijinga, Paintings of Beautiful Women
2017/8/29(Tue) - 10/22(Sun)
Place: Yamatane Museum of Art(3-12-36 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku)
Shōen Uemura who was known for Bijinga, Paintings of Beautiful Women, was active during Meiji to Showa period. Taneji Yamazaki , founder of Yamatane Museum of Art, was good friend with him and have 18 collections of his Bijinga. This exhibition is showcasing the 18 paintings and other wide variety of Bijinga which includes Harunobu Suzuki, Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, Eisaku Wada and more. Hours:10:00-17:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / closed:Mondays(except 9/18, 10/9), 9/19, 10/10 / Admission:General 1,000yen, University and High school student 800yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo:Uemura Shōen, Firefly, Color on Silk, Taishō Period, 1913, Yamatane Museum of Art >>Uemura Shōen and Quintessential Bijinga, Paintings of Beautiful Women
Matsuoka Collection: Impressionism and Neo-impressionism
2017/5/23(Tue) - 9/23(Sat)
Place: Matsuoka Museum of Art(5-12-6 Shiroganedai)
The exhibition displays about 40 paintings of Impressionism and Neo-impressionism from the grand collections of Seijiro Matsuoka, founder of real estate company Matsuoka Jisho. Enjoy the masterpieces by Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Victor Jules Signac and more. Hours:10:00-17:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Mondays(open when it's Holiday, and close following week day) Admission:General 800yen, University, High school, Junior High school students 500yen, Senior(over 65 years old) and Disabled person 700yen / Contact:03-5449-0251 photo:ポール・シニャック《オレンジを積んだ船、マルセイユ》1923年 >>Matsuoka Collection: Impressionism and Neo-impressionism
Crafts Gallery for Kids x Adults: Furnishings-Forms to be HAPPY
2017/7/4(Tue) - 9/3(Sun)
Place: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery(1-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku)
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Crafts Gallery, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, they will have a special exhibition where children and adults can enjoy and learn about crafts together. You can learn about "Furnishings" which is making your life a bit more happy. Hours:10:00-17:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / closed:Mondays(except 7/171), 7/18 *Free entrance days:8/6, 9/3 / Admission:General 250yen, University student 130yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo:TAKAHASHI Yoshihiko, Flower Like (2004) The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo >>Crafts Gallery for Kids x Adults: Furnishings-Forms to be HAPPY
Contemporary Ceramic Art from Kikuchi Collection
2017/6/10(Sat) - 9/3(Sun)
Place: Musée TOMO(4-1-35 Toranomon)
Tomo Kikuchi, founder of the Musee TOMO, end her life in Summer 2016. She also owned the gallery Kandori located in the hotel New Otani and succeeded as a business-person too. The museum displays her collection of contemporary ceramic arts which she dedicated her life to collect those masterpieces. Hours:11:00-18:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Mondays(Open when it's Holiday and close following day) / Admission:General 1,000yen, University student 800yen, High school, Junior high school and Elementary school student 500yen / Contact:03-5733-5131 photo:樂吉左衞門「黒茶碗『烏兎』」1989年(撮影:田中良) >>Contemporary Ceramic Art from Kikuchi Collection
Moritatsu Hosokawa and Modern Painters -from Taikan Yokoyama to Ryuzaburo Umehara-
Look back the Moritatsu Hosokawa's Japanese modern art collections who was the founder of Eisei Bunko Museum. Some important figures such as Taikan Yokoyama, Ryuzaburo Umehara and Seiho Takeuchi, there famous works will be exhibitied. Hours:10:00-17:00 / Closed:Mondays(except 7/17), 7/18 / Admission:General 800yen, Senior(70+) 600yen, High school and University student 400yen / Contact:03-3941-0850 Photo:小林古径「孔雀」 昭和9年(1934) 【後期展示】 >>Moritatsu Hosokawa and Modern Painters -from Taikan Yokoyama to Ryuzaburo Umehara-
Specters by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi One Hundred Views of the Moon by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
2017/7/29(Sat) - 9/24(Sun)
Place: OTA Memorial Museum of Art(1-10-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku)
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was an ukiyo-e artist who was active on Edo to Meiji period. He produced a wide range of pictures, such as "warrior pictures", "historical pictures" and "pictures of beautiful women". This exhibition is consisted of 2 parts, First is about his most important motif throughout his life "pictures of specters" and second is masterpieces of his late years "One Hundred Views of the Moon". Hours:10:30-17:30(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / closed:Mondays(except 9/18), 8/29-8/31, 9/19 / Admission:General 1,000yen, University and High School student 700yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo:“Yoshitoshi’s Selection of One Hundred Warriors : Kingo Chūnagon Hideaki” >>Specters by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi One Hundred Views of the Moon by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Introduction to Ceramics: Dishes and Plates, Large and Small
2017/7/13(Thu) - 9/3(Sun)
Place: Nezu Museum(6-5-1 Minamiaoyama)
Introduction to Ceramics exhibition focuses on dishes that were used in everyday life, examining the culture of using large and small dishes as tableware and considering the periods during which this was done. You will enjoy the display of large and small Chinese and Japanese ceramic dishes as they weave the tale of the history of eating culture. Hours:10:00-17:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / closed:Mondays / Admission:General 1,100yen, University and High school student 800yen / Contact:03-3400-2536 photo:Dish with the Character Ju (Longevity) Hizen ware Porcelain with underglaze cobaltJapan Edo period, 17th century Nezu Museum Gift of Yamamoto Masayuki >>Introduction to Ceramics: Dishes and Plates, Large and Small
Tarō Okamoto's Tōhoku
2017/7/1(Sat) - 10/9(Mon)
Place: Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum(6-1-19 Minamiaoyama)
In 1957, Tarō Okamoto set out on a trip in search of the true essence of Japanese culture and the first place he visited was the Tōhoku region, where he encountered "primeval Japan". Tohoku have had a "spirit of magic" in dialog with an invisible power. This experience was to decide the future direction of Tarō's art and led directly to the creation of the "Tower of the Sun". Hours:10:00-18:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Tuesdays(except Holidays), 9/4-9/8 / Admission:General 620yen, Elementary school student 310yen / Contact:03-3406-0801 >> Tarō Okamoto's Tōhoku
Great Collectors: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2017/7/25(Tue) - 10/9(Mon)
Place: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum(8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku)
The collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one of the world’s foremost in quality and scale, was built by Boston citizens, private collectors, and companies without financial support from the federal or state government. Highlights will include ancient Egyptian art presented with background on archeological excavations, Japanese and Chinese art gems, French paintings by Monet and Van Gogh. Hours:9:30-17:30(Close 20:00 on Fridays, Close 21:00 on 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Mondays(except 8/14, 9/18, 10/9), 9/19 / Admission:General 1,600yen, University and College student 1,300yen, High school student 800yen, Senior(65+) 1,000yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 Photo:Vincent van Gogh, Postman Joseph Roulin, 1888, Gift of Robert Treat Paine, 2nd, 35.1982 >>Great Collectors: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Fantastic Art in Belgium
2017/7/15(Sat) - 9/24(Sun)
Place: The Bunkamura Museum of Art(2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku)
The Snoopy Museum Tokyo's 1st anniversary exhibition "PEANUTS GANG ALL STARS!" starts on April 22nd. In this exhibition, various charactors in PEANUTS, so called Gang Stars, play the leading part of the exhibits. Visitors can find the unique episodes and heartwarming relationships between Snoopy and Gang All Stars through the original comic strips and newly created videos, with a total of 80 items. Hours:10:00-20:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Open everyday during the exhibition / Admission:General 2,000yen, University and College student 1,400yen, Junior high and High school student 1,000yen, 4 year old to Elementary school student 600yen / Contact:03-6328-1960 >>PEANUTS GANG ALL STARS!
The Art of Disney - The Magic of Animation
2017/4/8(Sat) - 9/24(Sun)
Place: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation(2-3-6 Aomi, Koto-ku)
Alberto Giacometti: Collection Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght
2017/6/14(Wed) - 9/4(Mon)
Place: The National Art Center, Tokyo
Alberto Giacometti was one of the 20th century's most important European sculptors. Initially, the artist admired African and Oceanic sculpture and Cubism, and absorbed the influence of cutting-edge trends such as the Surrealist movement, and he arrived at a completely new type of sculpture. The exhibition will showcase approximately 135 works, including sculptures, oil paintings, sketches, and prints, from throughout the artist's life. Hours:10:00-18:00(Close 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Tuesday / Admission:General 1,600yen, University student 1,200yen, High school student 800yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo: アルベルト・ジャコメッティ《3人の男のグループ(3人の歩く男たち)》 1948/49年 ブロンズ マルグリット&エメ・マーグ財団美術館、サン=ポール・ド・ヴァンス Archives Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence (France) >>Alberto Giacometti: Collection Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght
Windsor Chairs -British chairs admired by Japanese-
2017/9/7(Thu) - 11/23(Thu)
Place: The Japan Folk Crafts Museum(4-3-33 Komaba, Meguro-ku)
Windsor chairs, whose parts including seat and back are all made of wood, were highly admired by Japanese people. In this exhibition, excellent works of British Windsor chairs in Japan now as well as many pieces of wooden furniture are exhibited. It shows you the beauty of crafts produced from natural materials with certain technique. Hours:10:00-17:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Mondays(except when Monday falls on a holiday, and will be closed the following day) / Admission:General 1,100yen, University and High school student 600yen, Junior High and Elementary school student 200yen / Contact:03-3467-4527 Photo:Comb-back Windsor arm chair. the G.B.. 18th century. h.106p private collection. >>Windsor Chairs -British chairs admired by Japanese-
Arcimboldo: Nature into Art
2017/6/20(Tue) - 9/24(Sun)
Place: The National Museum of Western Art(7-7 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku)
The exhibition will showcase Grand Projects by such creators who give shape to their bold and innovative ideas that transcend existing modes of expressions. The creators' attitudes make us feel their strong will, passion, endless series of trial-and-error, and determination to take action with conviction, to confront all sorts of hardships, such as technical challenges in natural environments, as well as financial challenges and changes in times and social circumstances. Hours:10:00-19:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Tuesdays / Admission:General 1,100yen, University student 800yen, High school student 500yen / Contact:03-3475-2121 photo:フローティング・ピアーズ、イタリア・イセオ湖、2014−16でのクリスト( Photo: Wolfgang Volz) >>GRAND PROJECTS: HOW FAR WILL YOU GO?
Italian contemporary artist Paola Pivi's first solo exhibition in Japan. Her paintings, installations, performances, photographs, videos are all inspired by an art of making upside down situations. She was known in Japan Echigo Tsumari-Art Triennale in 2015 and will display her latest works in Yokohama Triennale this year. Hours:11:00-19:00 / Closed:Sun. Mon. Hol. / Admission:Free / Contact:03-6721-0687 >>Paola PIVI:They all look the same
INTERFACE -An Inquiry into the Artistic Practice of Shomei Tomatsu
The exhibition of photographs by Shomei Tomatsu, one of the leading figures of Japanese post-war photography. The display is divided into two parts based on his turning point, heart surgery in 1986. The first part will show Tomatsu's series "Plastics", which he took a few years after his surgery, in 1988 and 1989. The second part will feature "Interface", a series of photographs he took between 1968 and 1996. Hours:10:00-19:00(last entry 18:50) / Closed:Open everyday during the exhibition / Admission:Free / Contact:03-6271-3350 >>INTERFACE -An Inquiry into the Artistic Practice of Shomei Tomatsu
AMBIENT Lifestyle Items Designed by Naoto Fukasawa
2017/7/8(Sat) - 10/1(Sun)
Place: Panasonic Shiodome Museum(Panasonic Tokyo Shiodome Bldg. 4F, 1-5-1 Higashishinbashi)
Globally renowned product designer Naoto Fukasawa will be presenting his first solo exhibition in Japan. Total of about 110 items will be exhibitied include numerous award-winning products that Fukusawa has designed for MUJI, au (KDDI), B&B Italia, Panasonic, and other brands. Hours:10:00-18:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Wednesdays, 8/14-8/16 / Admission:General 1,000yen, University student 700yen, Junior high and High school student 500yen, Senior(65+) 900yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo:《Cha クリーマー》ALESSI、2015年 アレッシィショップ青山 蔵 >>AMBIENT Lifestyle Items Designed by Naoto Fukasawa
#Tokyo Iimono -How do you find Tokyo?- Festival
2017/9/3(Sun)
Place: Roppongi Hills Arena
Why don't you join the festival to experience good things about Tokyo? The festival is opened for everybody where visitors can experience mixture of traditional and new Tokyo culture such as open air tea ceremony and new style Bon-odori dance. Workshops and food cars are also fun and memorable! Hours:12:00-19:00 / Admission:Entrance free / Contact:tokyoemono@gmail.com >>#Tokyo Iimono -How do you find Tokyo?- Festival
Tokyo Tower Haunted House "A Coffin has sent to Tokyo Tower"
2017/7/15(Sat) - 9/3(Sun)
Place: Tokyo Tower B1 Tower Hall
Time to cool off with the haunted house opend at Tokyo Tower. This is a popular summer attraction produced by Shochiku Obake Yashiki Hompo. ―A few days ago, a wooden box were sent to Tokyo Tower, it seems "wax figure" is in it. But nobody had orderd it. Somebody says,,The tragedy that happend 30 years ago has not ended... Hours:12:00-21:00(Last admission 20:30) / Closed:Open 7 days a week / Admission:Junior high school student and older 900yen, 4 years old and older 600yen / Contact:j-mail@shochiku.co.jp >>Tokyo Tower Haunted House "A Coffin has sent to Tokyo Tower"