Exhibitions
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Current Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions (April 2022 – March 2023)
Past Exhibitions (April 2022 – March 2023)
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Collection Exhibitions
The Tale of Genji and Edo Culture
November 19 (Sat), 2022 – January 6 (Fri), 2023
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Ueno Artist Project 2022: “Beauty Nurtured by The Tale of Genji —It is Fate that Brings Us Together”
November 19 (Sat), 2022 – January 6 (Fri), 2023
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Special Exhibitions
Okamoto Taro: A Retrospective
October 18 (Tue) – December 28 (Wed), 2022
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Thematic Exhibitions
Finn Juhl and Danish Chairs
July 23 (Sat) – October 9 (Sun), 2022
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Special Exhibitions
Art & Power: From Pharaohs to Daimyōs. Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
July 23 (Sat) – October 2 (Sun), 2022
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Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2022
June 11 (Sat) – July 1 (Fri), 2022
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Special Exhibitions
THE GREATS: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland
April 22 (Fri) – July 3 (Sun), 2022
Past Exhibitions (April 2021 – March 2022)
Past Exhibitions (April 2021 – March 2022)
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Special Exhibitions
Johannes Vermeer and the Masters of the Golden Age of Dutch Painting from the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
January 22 (Sat)– April 3 (Sun), 2022
February 10 (Thu) -
Collection Exhibitions
Tokyo Metropolitan Collection Exhibition－Records and Memories of Ueno
November 17 (Wed), 2021 – January 6 (Thu), 2022
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Ueno Artist Project 2021: "Everyday Life I am Reborn"
November 17 (Wed), 2021 – January 6 (Thu), 2022
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Special Exhibitions
Collecting Van Gogh: Helene Kröller-Müller’s Passion for Vincent’s Art
September 18 (Sat) – December 12 (Sun), 2021
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Thematic Exhibitions
Walls & Bridges ― Touching the World, Living the World
July 22 (Thu-holiday) – October 9 (Sat), 2021
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FREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2021
June 10 (Thu) – June 30 (Wed), 2021
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Special Exhibitions
Isamu Noguchi: Ways of Discovery
October 3 (Sat) – December 28 (Mon), 2020
April 24 (Sat) – August 29 (Sun), 2021
Past Exhibitions (April 2020 – March 2021)
Past Exhibitions (April 2020 – March 2021)
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Special Exhibitions
Yoshida Hiroshi: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of His Death
January 26 (Tue) – March 28 (Sun), 2021
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Collection Exhibitions
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum's Collection Exhibition: "Reflecting on Japanese SHO of the Showa Period"
November 18 (Wed), 2020 –
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Ueno Artist Project 2020: "Experiencing the World of Japanese Contemporary SHO"
November 18 (Wed), 2020 – January 7 (Thu), 2021
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Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2020
June 9 (Tue) – June 30 (Tue), 2020
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Special Exhibitions
The UKIYO-E 2020
July 23 (Thu-holiday) –
September 13 (Sun)September 22 (Tue-holiday), 2020
Past Exhibitions (April 2019 – March 2020)
Past Exhibitions (April 2019 – March 2020)
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Special Exhibitions
Vilhelm Hammershøi and Danish Painting of the 19th Century
January 21 (Tue) – March 26 (Thu), 2020
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Collection ExhibitionsFREE
From the TOP collection: Chikara Matsumoto “Memory Tracer”
November 16 (Sat), 2019 – January 5 (Sun), 2020
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Ueno Artist Project 2019: “Artists Look at Children”
November 16 (Sat), 2019 – January 5 (Sun), 2020
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Special Exhibitions
Masterpieces of Impressionism: The Courtauld Collection
September 10 (Tue) – December 15 (Sun), 2019
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Thematic Exhibitions
Yasuko Iba, A Way of Seeing
July 20 (Sat) – October 9 (Wed), 2019
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FREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2019
June 9 (Sun) – June 30 (Sun), 2019
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Special Exhibitions
Gustav Klimt: Vienna – Japan 1900
April 23 (Tue) – July 10 (Wed), 2019
Past Exhibitions (April 2018 – March 2019)
Past Exhibitions (April 2018 – March 2019)
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Special Exhibitions
Lineage of Eccentrics: The Miraculous World of Edo Painting
February 9 (Sat) – April 7 (Sun), 2019
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Collection ExhibitionsFREE
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Collection Exhibition—Joy, Anger, Sorrow and Pleasure in Contemporary Sho
December 1 (Sat), 2018 – January 6 (Sun), 2019
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Ueno Artist Project 2018: “Contemporary SHO—See, Know and Feel Today’s Calligraphy”
November 18 (Sun), 2018 – January 6 (Sun), 2019
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Special Exhibitions
Munch: A Retrospective
October 27 (Sat), 2018 – January 20 (Sun), 2019
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Special Exhibitions
Foujita: A Retrospective ― Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of his Death
July 31 (Tue) – October 8 (Mon-holiday), 2018
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Thematic Exhibition
BENTO—Design for Eating, Gathering and Communicating
July 21 (Sat) – October 8 (Mon-holiday), 2018
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FREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2018
June 9 (Sat) – July 1 (Sun), 2018
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Special Exhibitions
Masterpieces of French Landscape Paintings from The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
April 14 (Sat) – July 8 (Sun), 2018
Past Exhibitions (April 2017 – March 2018)
Past Exhibitions (April 2017 – March 2018)
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Special Exhibitions
Brueghel: 150 Years of an Artistic Dynasty
January 23 (Tue) – April 1 (Sun), 2018
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Collection ExhibitionsFREE
From the MOT Collection: “Modern Realism”
November 17 (Fri), 2017 – January 6 (Sat), 2018
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Ueno Artist Project: “Contemporary Realism—Transcending the Photograph and Video”
November 17 (Fri), 2017 – January 6 (Sat), 2018
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Special Exhibitions
Van Gogh & Japan
October 24 (Tue), 2017 – January 8 (Mon-holiday), 2018
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Thematic Exhibition
Hiroshi Sugito module or lacuna
July 25 (Tue) – October 9 (Mon-holiday), 2017
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Special Exhibitions
Great Collectors: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
July 20 (Thu) – October 9 (Mon-holiday), 2017
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FREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2017
June 9 (Fri) – July 6 (Thu), 2017
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Special Exhibitions
Collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Bruegel's “The Tower of Babel” and Great 16th Century Masters
April 18 (Tue) – July 2 (Sun), 2017
Past Exhibitions (April 2016 – March 2017)
Past Exhibitions (April 2016 – March 2017)
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Cooperative Exhibition
New-wave Artists 2017―From the Public Entry Exhibition
February 19 (Sun) – March 15 (Wed), 2017
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Special Exhibitions
Titian and the Renaissance in Venice
January 21 (Sat) – April 2 (Sun), 2017
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Collection ExhibitionsFREE
One Hundred Views of New Tokyo―Woodcut Prints of Ninety Years Ago
From the Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art TokyoJanuary 4 (Wed) – January 23 (Mon), 2017
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Cooperative Exhibition
TOKYO “SHO” 2017: Japanese Calligraphy Today
January 4 (Wed) – January 15 (Sun), 2017
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Cooperative ExhibitionFREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2016
November 26 (Sat) – December 18 (Sun), 2016
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Special Exhibitions
Van Gogh and Gauguin: Reality and Imagination
October 8 (Sat) – December 18 (Sun), 2016
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Thematic Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’s 90th Anniversary Exhibition
July 26 (Tue) – October 2 (Sun), 2016
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Special Exhibitions
Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou: Timeline 1906-1977
June 11 (Sat) – September 22 (Thu-holiday), 2016
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Cooperative Exhibition
Best Selection 2016
May 4 (Wed-holiday) – May 27 (Fri), 2016
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Special Exhibitions
The 300th Anniversary of his Birth: Jakuchu
April 22 (Fri) – May 24 (Tue), 2016
Past Exhibitions (April 2015 – March 2016)
Past Exhibitions (April 2015 – March 2016)
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Cooperative Exhibition
New-wave Artists 2016―From the Public Entry Exhibition
February 19 (Fri) – March 15 (Tue), 2016
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Special Exhibitions
Botticelli and His Time
January 16 (Sat) – April 3 (Sun), 2016
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Collection ExhibitionsFREE
Kanji You Can Feel—NISHIKAWA Yasushi, AOYAMA San’u and TESHIMA Yukei
January 4 (Mon) – January 23 (Sat), 2016
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Cooperative Exhibition
TOKYO “SHO” 2016: Japanese Calligraphy Today
January 4 (Mon) – January 16 (Sat), 2016
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Cooperative ExhibitionFREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2015
November 26 (Thu) – December 20 (Sun), 2015
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Special Exhibitions
Impressionist Masterpieces from Marmottan Monet Museum
September 19 (Sat) – December 13 (Sun), 2015
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Thematic Exhibition
Kubbe Makes an Art Museum - by seeing, gathering, studying and exhibiting
July 18 (Sat) – October 4 (Sun), 2015
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Special Exhibitions
Legendary artists of Japanese Western PaintingThe Centennial of the NIKA Exhibition
July 18 (Sat) – September 6 (Sun), 2015
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Cooperative Exhibition
Best Selection 2015
May 4 (Mon-holiday) – May 27 (Wed), 2015
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Special Exhibitions
The British Museum Exhibiton: A History of the World in 100 Objects
April 18 (Sat) – June 28 (Sun), 2015
Past Exhibitions (April 2014 – March 2015)
Past Exhibitions (April 2014 – March 2015)
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Cooperative Exhibition
New-wave Artists 2015―From the Public Exhibition
February 19 (Thu) – March 15 (Sun), 2015
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Special Exhibitions
Neo-Impressionism, from Light to Color
January 24 (Sat) – March 29 (Sun), 2015
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Collection ExhibitionsFREE
Contemporary calligraphy on decorated paper: Focusing on Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Collection
January 4 (Sun) – January 23 (Fri), 2015
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Cooperative Exhibition
TOKYO "SHO" 2015: Japanese Calligraphy Today
January 4 (Sun) – January 16 (Fri), 2015
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Cooperative ExhibitionFREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2014
November 26 (Wed), 2014 – January 10 (Sun), 2015
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Special Exhibitions
Arte a Firenze da Botticelli a Bronzino: verso una maniera moderna
October 11 (Sat) – December 14 (Sun), 2014
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Thematic Exhibition
Art as a Haven of Happiness
July 26 (Sat) – October 8 (Wed), 2014
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Special Exhibitions
Ancient Egyptian Queens and Goddesses: Treasures from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
July 19 (Sat) – September 23 (Tue-holiday), 2014
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Cooperative Exhibition
Best Selection 2014
May 4 (Sun-holiday) – May 27 (Tue), 2014
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Special Exhibitions
Balthus: A Retrospective
April 19 (Sat) – June 22 (Sun), 2014
Past Exhibitions (April 2013 – March 2014)
Past Exhibitions (April 2013 – March 2014)
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Cooperative Exhibition
New-wave Artists 2014―From the Public Entry Exhibition
February 19 (Wed) – March 7 (Fri), 2014
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Special Exhibitions
The Centennial Exhibition of the Japan Art Institute’s Revival: The Masterpieces of NIHONGA
January 25 (Sat) – April 1 (Tue), 2014
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Collection ExhibitionsFREE
Viewing Fuji
January 4 (Sat) – January 16 (Thu), 2014
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Cooperative Exhibition
TOKYO “SHO” 2014: Japanese Calligraphy Today
January 4 (Sat) – January 16 (Thu), 2014
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Cooperative ExhibitionFREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2013
October 13 (Sun), 2013 – March 8 (Sat), 2014
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Special Exhibitions
Turner from the Tate: the Making of a Master
October 8 (Tue) – December 18 (Wed), 2013
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Thematic Exhibition
Miran Fukuda
July 23 (Tue) – September 29 (Sun), 2013
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Special Exhibitions
The Mediterranean World: The Collection from the Louvre
July 20 (Sat) – September 23 (Mon), 2013
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Cooperative Exhibition
Best Selection 2013
May 4 (Sat-holiday) – May 27 (Mon), 2013
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Special Exhibitions
LEONARD DA VINCI Biblioteca Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
April 23 (Tue) – June 30 (Sun), 2013
Past Exhibitions (April 2012 – March 2013)
Past Exhibitions (April 2012 – March 2013)
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Cooperative Exhibition
New-wave Artists 2013―From the Public Entry Exhibition
February 19 (Tue) – March 7 (Thu), 2013
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Special Exhibitions
El Greco's Visual Poetics
January 19 (Sat) – April 7 (Sun), 2013
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Collection ExhibitionsFREE
Collections: Japanese Modern Calligraphy
January 4 (Fri) – January 16 (Wed), 2013
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Cooperative Exhibition
TOKYO "SHO" 2013: Japanese Calligraphy Today
January 4 (Fri) – January 16 (Wed), 2013
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Special Exhibitions
Earth, Sea and Sky: Nature in Western Art; Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
October 6 (Sat), 2012 – January 4 (Fri), 2013
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Cooperative ExhibitionFREE
Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2012
August 12 (Sun), 2012 – March 8 (Fri), 2013
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Thematic ExhibitionFREE
The Story of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
July 15 (Sun) – September 30 (Sun), 2012
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Thematic Exhibition
Arts&Life: Where will we live tomorrow?
July 15 (Sun) – September 30 (Sun), 2012
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Special Exhibitions
Masterpieces from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis
June 30 (Sat) – September 17 (Mon), 2012
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Cooperative Exhibition
Best Selection 2012
May 4 (Fri-holiday) – May 27 (Sun), 2012