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Enfants Terribles, Premonitions of Oblivion: Morimura Yasumasa, Yanobe Kenji, Yanagi Miwa
By bringing together three Kansai-born, internationally renowned artists who each has a singular point of view on the world today, this group exhibition is...
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Osaka Art & Design 2026
Osaka Art & Design 2026 is like a treasure hunt. This four-week-long creative festival features a host of exhibitions, events and activities across the...
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Renoir Exhibition: 185th Anniversary of His Birth
To commemorate the 185th anniversary of Renoir, Sanno Art Museum has brought together 50 works from its collection to trace the Impressionist artist’s...
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Yajuro Takashima: 50 Years After His Passing
Yajuro Takashima (1890–1975) stands as one of modern Japan’s most enigmatic artistic figures. Born in Fukuoka prefecture, the self-taught oil...
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Unraveling the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt: from the Brooklyn Museum
The 150 artefacts on display include sculptures, coffins, jewellery, pottery, earthenware, papyrus scrolls and, of course, human and animal mummies...
The best museums and galleries in Osaka
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The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Architecturally one of the most interesting museums in Japan, the National Museum of Art, Osaka is designed by famed architect César Pelli. The...
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Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
Within the boundaries of Tennoji Park, a botanical oasis in the heart of the city, is the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. The museum’s collection spans...
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Koji Kinutani Tenku Art Museum
This beautifully serene space on the 27th floor of Osaka’s Umeda Sky Building is dedicated entirely to artist Koji Kinutani, an influential force in...
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The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
This specialised museum was initially established to house the extensive collection of East Asian ceramics accumulated by the now-defunct Ataka trading...
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Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum
Nestled in the heart of Dotonbori, this museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of traditional Japanese woodblock printing...
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