Exhibitions in Tokyo
June 2026
June 2026 at a glance: 7 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 5 more were on view across the city.
Opened in June
Picasso, through the Eyes of Paul Smith10 JunThe National Art Center, TokyoPast
British designer Paul Smith art-directs a colourful, free-spirited hang of roughly 80 Picasso works from the Musée National Picasso-Paris.
- Artists Gathering at Cafés: From Manet, Van Gogh, and Toulouse-Lautrec to Picasso13 Jun
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, TokyoPast
Traces how late-19th-century Parisian cafés like the Chat Noir fostered modern art, with roughly 130 works by Manet, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Casas and Picasso.
Idemitsu Mako: What a Woman Made18 JunTokyo Photographic Art MuseumPast
Retrospective of pioneering experimental filmmaker and video artist Idemitsu Mako (b. 1940), examining women's lived experience, family and media through the museum's holdings of her work.
Ettore Sottsass: Design begins where magic begins23 JunArtizon MuseumPast
Japan's first major retrospective of Italian design master Ettore Sottsass, with over 100 works from the 1950s to his final years, in the museum's first-ever design exhibition.
- Takiguchi Shuzo: Writing and Drawing23 Jun
Artizon MuseumPast
Over 140 works trace poet and art critic Takiguchi Shuzo's move from writing to visual art, pairing his experimental drawings with pieces by Klee, Duchamp and Miro.
Myth, Allegory, and Celebration: Print Works and the Courts of Italy from the Renaissance to the Baroque30 JunNational Museum of Western ArtPast
About 50 prints trace mythological and allegorical imagery and courtly celebration culture in Italy from the Renaissance to the Baroque.
- "Shōwa 100th": How Conservation and Restoration Evolved at the NMWA during the Shōwa Period — Van Gogh's Roses and Renoir's Woman with a Hat30 Jun
National Museum of Western Art
Marking Japan's Shōwa centennial, this display traces conservation and restoration work at the NMWA from its 1959 founding through 1989.
Was on view in June
Ron Mueckto 23 SeptMori Art MuseumPast
Hyperrealistic figurative sculptures by Australian artist Ron Mueck, exploring vulnerability and scale, curated with Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain; six works make their Japan debut.
- MAM Collection 022: Timoteus Anggawan Kusnoto 23 Sept
Mori Art MuseumPast
Rotating collection showcase featuring Indonesian-Dutch artist Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, whose mixed-media work examines colonialism and historical memory, including Dismantling Nostalgia (2024).
- MAM Screen 023: Josh Klineto 23 Sept
Mori Art MuseumPast
Japan premiere of two Josh Kline video works using everyday acts of combustion (gasoline and cigarettes) to trace climate change back to industrialization and empire.
- MAM Research 012: Diasporic Memories – Korean Artists Living Beyond Bordersto 23 Sept
Mori Art MuseumPast
Works by three artists of Korean heritage living abroad (Quac Insik, Song Hyun-Sook and Alexander Ugay) exploring migration, identity and personal versus national memory.
- The Studio of Yuriko Yamawaki: Treasure from an Artist's Clutterto 31 May 2027
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Recreation of illustrator Yuriko Yamawaki's studio, exploring her picture-book collaborations with Rieko Nakagawa and her influence on Hayao Miyazaki.
Image credits
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- Picasso, through the Eyes of Paul SmithCourtesy of The National Art Center, Tokyo
- Idemitsu Mako: What a Woman Made©Mako Idemitsu 撮影：中川周
- Ettore Sottsass: Design begins where magic beginsCourtesy of Artizon Museum
- Myth, Allegory, and Celebration: Print Works and the Courts of Italy from the Renaissance to the BaroqueCourtesy of National Museum of Western Art
- Ron MueckPhoto: Nam Kiyong Photo courtesy: Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
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