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  2. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum - PR shot
    Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
  3. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum - PR shot
    Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
  4. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum - PR shot
    Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

  • Art
  • Ueno
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Time Out says

Founded back in 1926, this museum is Japan’s very first public art museum. It features a variety of special exhibitions, thematic showcases and art masterpieces from around the world. Not only worth the visit for the art, visitors are welcome to drop by to enjoy the museum's restaurant, café and museum shop where you can pick up great souvenirs. The building is designed by renowed Japanese architect Kunio Maekawa, and is an absolute highlight for those who appreciate design.

Details

Address
8-36 Ueno Koen, Taito
Tokyo
Transport:
Ueno Station (Yamanote line), park exit; (Ginza, Hibiya lines), Shinobazu exit
Price:
Admission varies by exhibition. Free admission on May 18 and Oct 1.
Opening hours:
9.30am-5.30pm (until 8pm on Fridays during Special Exhibitions) / closed every 1st and 3rd Mon (Tue if Mon is a holiday)

What’s on

Van Gogh’s Home: The Van Gogh Museum. The Painter’s Legacy, the Family Collection, the Ongoing Story

Few artists have touched the soul of modern art as profoundly as Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). In a mere decade, the Dutchman produced an astonishing body of work, including vivid landscapes, tormented portraits and expressive still lifes, that continues to resonate deeply with audiences worldwide. Yet Van Gogh’s posthumous fame owes much to those closest to him: his brother Theo, Theo’s wife Johanna, and their son Vincent Willem. Together, they ensured that the painter’s vision and legacy would endure for generations. The first exhibition in Japan to focus on the Van Gogh family and their collection, ‘Van Gogh’s Home’ at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum features over 30 of its protagonist’s works, from early drawings to late masterpieces, as well as four letters shown on these shores for the first time. The display traces the journey of the collection from the artist’s death to the present day, with highlights including immersive digital experiences and rarely seen works by Van Gogh’s contemporaries.
  • Painting
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