Exhibitions in Osaka
February 2027
February at a glance: 1 exhibition opening, 2 closing, and 6 more on view across the city.
Opening in February
Closing in February
Okuda Benjiro, Sennichimae's Showman1 Feb 2027Osaka Museum of History
About 40 items from the Okuda family on the showman who helped build Meiji-era Sennichimae, including a guestbook, performer photos and account books.
Osaka Directory 15: Inui Mayuko21 Feb 2027Nakanoshima Museum of Art, OsakaFree
Solo show by Inui Mayuko in the museum's second-floor multipurpose space, part of the Osaka Directory series.
Also on through February
Lucie Rie: Elegant Ceramics Bridging East and Westto 7 Mar 2027Abeno Harukas Art Museum
The career of Vienna-born London potter Lucie Rie, shown with Leach, Coper and Hamada and her ties to Eastern ceramics.
Stratified Languages: Images from Contact Zonesto 14 Mar 2027National Museum of Art, Osaka
Works from the museum's collection on images and words where languages and cultures meet, focused on Asian borderlands shaped by colonial rule and war.
Toward the 50th Anniversary Collection 2: Contemporary Art as Historyto 22 Mar 2027National Museum of Art, Osaka
Collection show revisiting Pop Art, Minimalism and Conceptualism of the 1960s and the social conditions behind them, ahead of the museum's 2027 anniversary.
Creative Women in Japan: Paving the Way for 100 Yearsto 22 Mar 2027Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
About 50 women artists trace a century of making in Japan, and how education, materials and lifestyles changed.
- Kobayashi Ichizo's Love of Art: Literary and Artistic Works in His Booksto 28 Mar 2027
Itsuo Art Museum
Marks 70 years since the death of Hankyu founder Kobayashi Ichizo, with literary and art works that appear in his writings.
Vietnam and Ceramics of the Sea: Maritime Trade Seen in Blue-Patterned Porcelainto 11 Apr 2027Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
Feature display on Vietnamese blue-and-white ceramics and maritime trade, with late openings until 19:00 on selected Fridays and Saturdays.
Opening in March 2027
Opening in April 2027
Image credits
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- Maruyama Okyo: A Spatial Revolution Beyond the RealCourtesy of Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
- Okuda Benjiro, Sennichimae's ShowmanCourtesy of Osaka Museum of History
- Osaka Directory 15: Inui MayukoCourtesy of Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
- Lucie Rie: Elegant Ceramics Bridging East and WestPhoto: Rui Shinano
- Stratified Languages: Images from Contact ZonesCourtesy of National Museum of Art, Osaka
- Toward the 50th Anniversary Collection 2: Contemporary Art as HistoryCourtesy of National Museum of Art, Osaka
- Creative Women in Japan: Paving the Way for 100 YearsCourtesy of Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
- Vietnam and Ceramics of the Sea: Maritime Trade Seen in Blue-Patterned PorcelainCourtesy of Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
- Eric Carle: The Beginning of The Very Hungry CaterpillarCollection of the Eric and Barbara Carle Foundation. © 1969, 1987 Penguin Random House LLC.
- Revival! The Muto Sanji Collection: The Spinning King Who Discovered National TreasuresCourtesy of Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
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