Exhibitions in Tokyo
May 2027
May at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 3 closing, and 2 more on view across the city.
Closing in May
Hayami Gyoshu: A Retrospective (Tentative Title)9 MayNational Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Retrospective of Nihonga painter Hayami Gyoshu, organized with the Mainichi Newspapers and Nikkei; title still provisional per the museum's own listing.
- Time23 May
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
An exhibition treating the gallery as "one large clock," scattering time-related devices and design objects to examine how time structures daily life. Directed by graphic designer Tomohiro Okazaki.
- The Studio of Yuriko Yamawaki: Treasure from an Artist's Clutter31 May
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Recreation of illustrator Yuriko Yamawaki's studio, exploring her picture-book collaborations with Rieko Nakagawa and her influence on Hayao Miyazaki.
Also on through May
Raoul Dufy: Dans Tous Ses Étatsto 22 AugTokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Retrospective marking Raoul Dufy's 150th birth anniversary, spanning painting, textile design and ceramics, with a scale replica of his mural La Fée Électricité.
New Rules of Play: Art, Children, and Societyto 23 SeptMori Art Museum
Contemporary artworks from the 1950s to today exploring play as a catalyst for imagination and social change, positioning children as active collaborators rather than passive viewers.
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