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Art Topics
“Masterpieces of Arts and Crafts Masterpieces in the Prince Arisugawa and Prince Takamatsu Families”
May 21-July 14
The Ueno Royal Museum; (03) 3833-4191; 1-2, Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 7 p.m.). ¥1,000. Closed on June 17. www.ueno-mori.org/yukarinomeihin
“Natsume Soseki and Arts” (Painting)
May 14-July 7
The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts; (03) 5777-8600; 12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.geidai.ac.jp/museum
“Leonardo da Vinci: Biblioteca Pinacoteca Ambrosiana” (Mixed Media)
April 23-June 30
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum; (03) 5777-8600; 8-36 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., (Fri. till 8 p.m.) ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.tobikan.jp
“Grand Exhibition of Sacred Treasures from Shinto Shrines” (Historical Artifacts)
April 9-June 2
Tokyo National Museum, Heiseikan; (03) 5405-8686; 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.tnm.jp
“The Great Journey” (History)
March 16-June 9
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo; (03) 5405-8686; 7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.kahaku.go.jp
“Raffaello” (Painting)
March 2-June 2
The National Museum of Western Art; (03) 5405-8686; 7-7 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., (Fri., May 25-June 1 till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.nmwa.go.jp/en
New: “Kosometsuke and Shonzui: The Blue and White Tea Ceramics of Japanese Admiration” (Ceramics)
May 25-June 30
Idemitsu Museum of Arts; (03) 5777-8600; Teigeki Bldg.9F, 3-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Yurakucho Station, JR Lines. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 7:00 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.idemitsu.com/museum
“Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2013″ (Multimedia)
April 27-May 26
Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery; (03) 5218-5100; 2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Tokyo Station, JR Yamanote Line. 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Free admission. www.artawardtokyo.jp/2013/en
“Odilon Redon, Les Origines de la Fantaisie” (Painting, Prints)
April 20-June 23
Sompo Japan Museum of Art; (03) 5405-8686; 1-26-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Shinjuku Station, JR Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.sompo-japan.co.jp/museum/english
“Kayo Ume: Umekayo” (Photography)
April 13-June 23
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery; (03) 5353-0756; 3-20-2 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Hatsudai Station, Keio New Line. 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 8:00 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.operacity.jp/en
“Katsushika Hokusai and Kawanabe Kyosai: Fantastic Comics” (Drawing/illustration)
April 27-June 26
Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum of Art; (03) 5777-8600; 1-10-10 Jingu-mae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Harajuku Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon., May 27-30. www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/index-E.html
“Antonio Lopez” (Painting)
April 27-June 16
Bunkamura the Museum; (03) 5777-8600; 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Shibuya Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 9:00 p.m.) ¥1,400. www.bunkamura.co.jp/english
“Gakyo Chunen by Esow” (Graphic Design)
April 13-June 30
55DSL Tokyo; (03) 5775-9755; Jingumae S Bldg., 4-27-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Harajuku Station, JR Yamanote Line. 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Free admission. Closed irregularly. www.55dsl.jp/gallery/studio55
“JR: Art Can Change the People’s Life” (Digital Media)
Feb. 10-June 2
Watari-um, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art; (03) 3402-3001; 3-7-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Gaienmae Station, Ginza Line. 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (Wed. till 9:00 p.m.). ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.watarium.co.jp
“A Profusion of Flowers: The Language of Flowers and the Encyclopedia of Flowers” (Painting)
April 6-June 2
Yamatane Museum of Art; (03) 5405-8686; 3-12-36 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Ebisu Station, Hibiya Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,200. Closed Mon. www.yamatane-museum.jp
ROPPONGI
“KAWS: Ohhh…” (Painting)
May 2-29
Kaikai Kiki Gallery; (03) 6823-6038; B1F Motoazabu Crest Bldg., 2-3-30 Motoazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Hiro Station, Hibiya Line. 11:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m. Free admission. Closed Sun., Mon., holidays. en.gallery-kaikaikiki.com
“The Lady and the Unicorn from the Musee de Cluny, Paris, France” (Tapestry)
April 24-July 15
The National Art Center, Tokyo; (03) 5777-8600; 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. Closed Tue. www.nact.jp/english/index.html
“All You Need Is Love: From Chagall to Kusama and Hatsune Miku” (Multimedia)
April 26-Sept. 1
Mori Art Museum; (03) 5777-8600; 53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Roppongi Station, Hibiya Line. 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. (Tue. till 5:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. www.mori.art.museum/eng
“Design Ah!” (Mixed media, Graphic design)
Feb. 8-June 2
21_21 Design Sight; (03) 3475-2121; 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Roppongi Station, Hibiya Line. 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Tue. www.2121designsight.jp
“Mono no Aware and Japanese Beauty” (Historical Artifacts)
April 17-June 16
Suntory Museum of Art; (03) 3479-8600; Tokyo Midtown Gardenside 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Roppongi Station, Hibiya Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,300. Closed Tue. The exhibits will be changed during the exhibition period. www.suntory.com/sma.
“Yoshifumi Nakamura: Come on-a My Hut!” (Architecture)
April 17-June 22
Toto Gallery-Ma; (03) 3402-1010; Toto Nogizaka Bldg. 3F, 1-24-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 7:00 p.m.). Free admission. Closed Sun., Mon., holidays. www.toto.co.jp/gallerma
“California Design, 1930 — 1965: Living in a Modern Way” (Design)
March 20-June 3
The National Art Center, Tokyo; (03) 5777-8600; 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,000. Closed Tue. www.nact.jp/english/index.html
New: “Dreams as Seen in Modern Western Paintings” (Painting)
May 25-June 30
Fuchu Art Museum; (042) 336-3371; 1-3 Sengen-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo; Higashi-Fuchu Station, Keio Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥700. Closed Mon. www.city.fuchu.tokyo.jp/art/english/eng
New: “The Secret Lake” (Multimedia)
May 18- Aug. 11
Musee Hamaguchi Yozo : Yamasa Collection; (03) 3665-0251; 1-35-7 Kakigaracho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Suitengu-mae Station, Hanzomon Line. 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Sat., Sun. from 10:00 a.m.). ¥600. Closed Mon. (except July 15), July 16. www.yamasa.com/musee/en
“The Flowering of Edo Period Painting Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection” (Painting)
May 21-July 15
Edo Tokyo Museum; (03) 3626-9974; 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo; Ryogoku Station, Sobu Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Sat. till 7:30 p.m.). ¥1,300. Closed Mon. (except July 15). www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp
“Et in Arcadia Ego: The Hidden Place Called Sculpture” (Installation)
May 20-Aug. 10
Musashino Art University Museum & Library; (042) 342-6003; 1-736 Ogawa-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo; Kokubunji Station, Chuo Line. 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Sat., June 9, July 15 till 5:00 p.m.). Free admission. Closed Sun. (except June 9), holidays (except July 15). mauml.musabi.ac.jp
“Graphic Trial 2013″ (Prints)
May 18-Aug. 4
The Printing Museum; (03) 5840-2300; Toppan Koishikawa Building 1-3-3 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Edogawabashi Station, Yurakucho Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Free admission. Closed Mon. (except July 15), July 16. www.printing-museum.org/en
“1968: Japanese Photography” (Photography)
May 11-July 15
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography; (03) 3280-0099; 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo; Ebisu Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Thu., Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥600. Closed Mon. (except July 15). www.syabi.com
“World Architecture School Harvard GSD Platform 5″ (Architecture)
May 10-July 4
Gallery A4; (03) 6660-6011; Takenaka Komuten Tokyo Office 1F, 1-1-1, Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo; Toyocho Station, Tozai Line. 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Free admission. Closed Sat., Sun. and holidays. www.a-quad.jp
“Konosuke Matsushita and Japanese Traditional Art Crafts” (Crafts)
April 13-Aug. 25
Shiodome Museum; (03) 5405-8686; 4F Panasonic Tokyo Shiodome bldg, 1-5-1 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Shiodome Station, Oedo Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥700. Closed Wed. www.panasonic.co.jp/es/museum
“Yuki Katsura: A Fable” (Multimedia)
April 6-June 9
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; (03) 5245-4111; 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo; Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station, Hanzomon Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.mot-art-museum.jp
“Francis Alys” (Multimedia)
April 6-June 9, June 29-Sep. 8
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; (03) 5245-4111; 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo; Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station, Hanzomon Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,100. Closed Mon. (except July 15), June 10-28, July 16. www.mot-art-museum.jp
“Ainu Crafts: Patterns with a Prayer” (Crafts)
April 2-June 2
The Japan Folk Crafts Museum; (03) 3467-4527; 4-3-33 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo; Komaba-todaimae Station, Keio Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. mingeikan.or.jp
“Through Japanese Eyes: Paris, 1900-1945″ (Painting)
March 23-June 9
Bridgestone Museum of Art; (03) 5405-8686; 1-10-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Tokyo Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥800. Closed Mon. www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp
“Francis Bacon” (Painting)
March 8-May 26
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; (03) 5405-8686; 3-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Takebashi Station, Tozai Line. 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.) ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.momat.go.jp
“Design Project for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games” (Mixed Media)
Feb. 13-May 26
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; (03) 5405-8686; 3-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Takebashi Station, Tozai Line.10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.) ¥420. Closed Mon. www.momat.go.jp
“Shigeru Kashima Collection: Barbier et Laboureur and Art Deco Illustration” (Drawing/illustration)
April 27-June 30
Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi; (0276) 72-8188; 2003 Hinatacho, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma; Tatebayashi Station, Tobu Isesaki Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 600. Closed Mon. www.gmat.gsn.ed.jp/e/etop.html
“Welcome to the Jungle” (Multimedia)
April 13-June 16
Yokohama Museum of Art; (045) 221-0300; 3-4-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa; Minatomirai Station, Minatomirai Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,100. Closed Thu. www.yaf.or.jp/yma
“Ujino Pop/ Life” (Installation)
March 23-July 15
The Hakone Open-Air Museum; (0460) 82-1161; 1121 Ninotaira, Hakonemachi, Ashigarashimogun, Kanagawa; Chokoku no Mori Station, Hakone Tozan Line. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,600. www.hakone-oam.or.jp
New: “The Yabuuchi Satoshi Exhibition: Yamatojikara” (Installation)
May 24-July 7
Sakai City Museum; (072) 228-7143; 2 Mozusekiun-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka; Mozu Station, Hanwa Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. ¥600. Closed Mon. www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/hakubutsukan
“Kansai Collections” (Multimedia)
April 6-July 15
The National Museum of Art, Osaka; (06) 6447-4680; 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, kita-ku, Osaka; Watanabebashi Station, Nakanoshima Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 7:00 p.m.). ¥1,200. Closed Mon. (except July 15). www.nmao.go.jp/en/
“The Gobi: Cradle of the Most Enchanting Dinosaur Fossils” (Paleontology)
Nov. 23-June 2
Osaka Museum of Natural History; (06) 6697-6221; 1-23 Nagai Park, Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka; Nagai Station, Midosuji Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,200. Closed Mon. (except holidays). www.gobidinosaur.com
“The Word in Art: As is Painting so is Writing, as is Writing so is Painting” (Painting)
March 2-June 30
Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art; (078) 855-5602; 3-8-30 Harada-dori, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Ojikoen Station, Kobe Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 8:00 p.m.) ¥ 800. Closed Mon. www.ytmoca.jp
“The Shibakawa Collection: Tribute to a Patron of Aoki Shigeru, Kishida Ryusei and Others” (Painting)
May 18-June 30
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; (075) 761-4111; Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 8 p.m.). ¥1,200. Closed Mon. www.momak.go.jp/English
“Elegance of the Imperial Court: The World of Kyoto Maki-e” (Crafts)
April 27-June 28
Zohiko Urushi Museum; (075) 752-7790; Zohiko Main Shop 2F, 10 Saishoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥300. Closed Wed., May 20, 21. www.zohiko.co.jp/museum/en
“Sketchtravel: Exhibition” (Drawing/Illustration)
March 7-June 2
Kyoto International Manga Museum; (075) 254-7414; Karasuma-Oike, Nagakyo-ku, Kyoto; Karasuma Oike Station, Karasuma Line. 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. ¥800. Closed Wed. www.kyotomm.jp/english
“Yokote Sadami Exhibition” (Painting)
May 16-July 21
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum; (095) 833-2110; 2-1 Dejima-machi, Nagasaki; Nagasaki Station, JR Line. 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. ¥400. Closed on May 27, June 10, 24, July 8. www.nagasaki-museum.jp
“Masterpieces of French Paintings from the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow” (Painting)
April 26-June 23
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art; (052) 971-5511; 1-13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi; Sakae Station, Higashiyama Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,300. Closed Mon. www.pushkin2013.com
“Genichiro Inokuma: Murals” (Painting)
April 13-June 23
Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art; (0877) 24-7755; 80-1 Hama-machi, Marugame, Kagawa; Marugame Station, JR Yosan Line. 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. ¥950. www.mimoca.org/en
“Ancient Glass: Feast of Color” (Archaeology)
March 9-June 9
Miho Museum; (0748) 82-3411; 300 Momodani, Tashiro, Shigaraki-cho, Koka, Shiga; Ishiyama Station, JR Biwako Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.miho.or.jp