Exhibitions in Kyoto
June 2027
June at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 2 closing, and 3 more on view across the city.
Closing in June
Timeless Code Today ⇔ Edo6 Jun 2027Fukuda Art Museum
Works by Yayoi Kusama, Yoshitomo Nara and Izumi Kato hang beside Edo masters Jakuchū, Ike no Taiga and Ōkyo, from the museum's new contemporary collection.
- Buddhas and Gods of the Hot-Spring Towns: The Art of Onsen and Yakushi Worship20 Jun 2027
Ryukoku Museum
Spring special exhibition (provisional title) of over 100 Buddhist statues, paintings, kami images, temple-origin scrolls and offerings from onsen temples and shrines around the Kinki region.
Also on through June
Takehisa Yumeji: All You Need to Knowto 11 Jul 2027Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture
An introduction to the Taishō-era painter and designer: Yumeji-style beauties, six of his rare oil paintings, book covers and chiyogami, plus his Twelve Views of Nagasaki and Ten Themes of Woman watercolour series.
The Great Kano School: Master Painters of Japanto 19 Jul 2027Kyoto National Museum
130th-anniversary retrospective of Japan's dominant painting dynasty. Part I Muromachi-Momoyama (20 Apr-30 May), Part II Edo-Meiji (8 Jun-19 Jul 2027).
GILBERT & GEORGE ART EXHIBITIONto 29 Aug 2027Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
Gilbert & George's first major Japan show in 30 years: from The Singing Sculpture (1969) to vast picture groups on religion, sex and city life.
Image credits
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- Timeless Code Today ⇔ EdoCourtesy of Fukuda Art Museum
- Takehisa Yumeji: All You Need to KnowCourtesy of Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture
- The Great Kano School: Master Painters of JapanCourtesy of Kyoto National Museum
- GILBERT & GEORGE ART EXHIBITIONPhoto: Tom Oldham
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