Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art

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Matsunobe Soshi: Walls

Free show in The Triangle: installations, sculpture and drawings turning wallpaper, rubber bands and graffiti into studies of lines, shadows and ground.

Now showing12 Sept – 20 DecFree

Yamaga Seika: Boundless Imagination in Textile Art – Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of His Birth

First retrospective in 40 years of Kyoto weaver Yamaga Seika, whose handwoven brocades range from Gion Festival tapestries to locomotives and Tokyo Tower.

Now showing19 Sept – 20 Dec¥1,800

Zen and Ghibli

Immersive exhibition exploring Zen through Studio Ghibli films, built around Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron, in the Higashiyama Cube.

Now showing3 Oct – 6 Dec¥1,900

[2026 Fall] Collection Room – Special Display: A Museum's Story — The Birth of the Kyoto City Museum of Art

Collection display on the museum's 1933 founding as the Kyoto Enthronement Memorial Museum of Art, with its earliest acquisitions and archive material.

Now showing9 Oct – 13 Dec¥730

The Zen of Hakuin, Produced by Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli-produced follow-up to Zen and Ghibli: calligraphy and paintings by Edo-period Zen monk Hakuin Ekaku, paired with new video content.

Upcoming17 Dec – 11 Jan 2027¥1,700

The 119th Nitten-Kyoto Exhibition

Kyoto leg of Japan's largest public juried exhibition: about 500 works in nihonga, Western painting, sculpture, crafts and calligraphy.

Upcoming19 Dec – 16 Jan 2027¥730

[2026 Winter] Collection Room – Special Display: Painting Time — Modernity Reflected in Kyoto Lacquerware

Kyoto lacquerware from the Meiji era to the postwar avant-garde, from Rinpa revival pieces by Kamisaka Sekka to forms that abandoned function.

Upcoming15 Jan 2027 – 14 Mar 2027¥730

Fujino Yumiko

Free show in The Triangle: free-standing nihonga by Fujino Yumiko, drawing on research into abandoned houses to layer time and memory in space.

Upcoming15 Jan 2027 – 18 Apr 2027Free

Raphaël Zarka—Geometry, Time and Skateboarding

First major Japan solo show of Paris artist Raphaël Zarka: sculpture, photography and video on geometry and skateboarding, plus new work made in Kyoto.

Upcoming6 Feb 2027 – 5 May 2027¥1,800

GILBERT & GEORGE ART EXHIBITION

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.

Upcoming26 May 2027 – 29 Aug 2027¥730

Konoshima Okoku: 150th Anniversary of His Birth

Largest-ever retrospective of Kyoto nihonga painter Konoshima Okoku, famed for animal pictures, including his once-controversial screens Cold Moon (1912).

Upcoming2 Oct 2027 – 12 Dec 2027¥730

Permanent Collections

Collection Room: Modern Kyoto Art

Rotating seasonal displays from about 4,500 works of modern Kyoto art, notably Meiji–Showa nihonga masters such as Takeuchi Seiho and Uemura Shoen.

Permanent collection¥730

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The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK)

Design2 min walk

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Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design

Design3 min walk

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Hosomi Museum

Design4 min walk

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Sen-oku Hakuko Kan

Architecture12 min walk

Visitor Information

How much does Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art cost?

Standard adult admission to Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is ¥730. Collection Room: ¥730 non-residents, ¥520 Kyoto City residents (ID required), ¥300 students from outside Kyoto, free for students living or studying in Kyoto and under-elementary children. Special exhibitions are ticketed separately (typically ¥1,800–1,900). The Triangle is free.. Prices for special exhibitions and timed-entry slots may differ.

What are the opening hours of Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art?

Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is open Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (last admission 17:30). Closed Mondays, except when Monday is a public holiday. Closed for the New Year holidays, 28 December–2 January.. Holiday hours can vary, so check the museum's website before you go.

Where is Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art?

Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is located at 124 Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8344, Japan, in the Okazaki area of Kyoto. The nearest stations are Higashiyama (Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line), 8 min walk, Sanjo (Keihan Line) / Sanjo Keihan (Tozai Line), 16 min walk and Okazaki Koen/Bijutsukan, Heian Jingu-mae (city bus 5, 46, 86, 100).

What can I see at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art?

One of Japan's oldest public art museums: a 1933 Imperial Crown-style hall in Okazaki, reborn with a glass-fronted contemporary wing Current highlights include [2026 Winter] Collection Room – Special Display: Painting Time — Modernity Reflected in Kyoto Lacquerware, Fujino Yumiko and Matsunobe Soshi: Walls.

Do I need to book Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in advance?

Booking ahead is recommended, especially for weekends, school holidays, and special exhibitions. Tickets are normally on the museum's website, and a pre-booked timed slot helps you avoid queues at the entrance.

When is the best time to visit Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art?

Weekday mornings shortly after opening are typically the quietest, especially mid-week. Late afternoons can also be calmer. Weekends, school holidays, and the lunch rush are the busiest periods.