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National Museum of Western Art

 

 
The Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo was designed by Le Corbusier (1887-1965), one of the 20th century’s greatest architects. The building was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016 as one of the selected works worldwide that comprise “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement.” This exhibition, commemorating the NMWA’s 60th anniversary, focuses on the period when the young Swiss-born architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) settled in Paris, the capital of modern art, and promoted a movement called Purism. It considers his almost decade-long work in such diverse areas as painting, architecture, urban planning, publishing and interior design.
 
In late 1918, just after the end of World War I, Jeanneret and the painter Amédée Ozenfant began the Purism movement, which advocated an art of “construction and synthesis” that would correspond with the development of modern technology. Applying himself to painting as he also sought new forms of architecture, Jeanneret was greatly inspired in the 1920s by his interaction with the leading artists of the Parisian avant-garde, which encouraged his transformation into Le Corbusier, standard-bearer of modern architecture.
 
This exhibition presents approximately 100 artworks by Le Corbusier and his fellow artists, supplemented with such diverse materials as architectural models, publications and films. It will provide a unique opportunity to experience the spirit of the modern age that Le Corbusier sought to express, all set within a museum building of his own design.
 

Outline

Exhibition	Le Corbusier and the Age of Purism
period	Tuesday, 19 February – Sunday, 19 May 2019
Venue	The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (Main Building)
Opening hours	9:30 am – 5:30 pm (9:30 am – 8:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays) Admission ends 30 minutes before closing time
Closed	Mondays (Except 25 March, 29 April and 6 May), 7 May
Admission fees	Group Adults 1,400 yen/ University student 1,000 yen/ High school student 600 yen General Adults 1,600 yen/ University student 1,200 yen/ High school student 800 yen * Junior high school and younger children admitted free of charge. * Disabled visitors admitted free of charge with one attendant. Please present your disability identification upon arrival. * During this exhibition, the Permanent Collection display will be held only in the New Wing. Please be aware that a ticket for this exhibition is required to view the Main Building galleries.
Inquiries	03-5777-8600 (Hello dial)
Exhibition website	https://lecorbusier2019.jp/en/

 
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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will hold a special exhibition “Lineage of Eccentrics: The Miraculous World of Edo Painting” from February 9 (Sat) to April 7 (Sun) , 2019.

This exhibition, based on art historian Nobuo Tsuji’s 1970 book, Lineage of Eccentrics, will be the definitive examination of “eccentric paintings” of the Edo period. Appearing in one venue will be major works by eight artists—Iwasa Matabei, Kano Sansetsu, Ito Jakuchu, Soga Shōhaku, Nagasawa Rosetsu, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi, as well as Hakuin Ekaku and Suzuki Kiitsu. Numerous important cultural properties will be included. By showing the rich allure of Edo painting—a powerfully imaginative world, filled with bizarre imagery—the exhibition will evoke a “lineage of eccentrics” of new aspect, speaking to contemporary sensibilities.

Information

Exhibition name	Special Exhibition “Lineage of Eccentrics: The Miraculous World of Edo Painting”
Period	February 9 (Sat) – April 7 (Sun), 2019
Venue	Exhibition Rooms, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Closed	Mondays, February 12 (Open the Monday of February 11, April 1)
Hours	9:30 – 17:30 (Last admission 17:00)
Days of Extended Hours	Fridays and March 23 (Sat), 30 (Sat), April 6 (Sat) 9:30 – 20:00 (Last admission 19:30)
Admission	Tickets at the door | General ¥1,600 ／ College students ¥1,300 ／ HS students ¥800 ／ Seniors 65+ ¥1,000 Group tickets | General ¥1,400 ／ College students ¥1,100 ／ HS students ¥600 ／ Seniors 65+ ¥800 ※Group rates – 20 or more people ※Admission free for visitors junior high school age or younger ※Admission free for visitors (and one accompanying person) with a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate or Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Certificate ※In each case, please show identification
Special Website	https://kisou2019.jp
Telephone Inquiry	03-5777-8600 (Hello dial)

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Tokyo National Museum

The Tokyo National Museum Heisei Kan (Ueno Park) will hold a special exhibition,“Unrivaled Calligraphy: Yan Zhenqing and His Legacy” from January 16 (Wednesday) to February 24 (Sun) in 2019 .

During the Tang dynasty of China (618–907), three great calligraphers–Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, and Chu Suiliang–perfected the style known as “standard script.” While inheriting the tradition they established, Yan Zhenqing (709–785) succeeded in establishing his own style of calligraphy, which would have tremendous influence for ages to come. Bringing together exquisite works from collections in Japan and abroad, this exhibition will explore Yan Zhenqing and his work, its influence on future generations, and its reception in Japan.

General Information

Exhibition name	Special exhibition “Unrivaled Calligraphy: Yan Zhenqing and His Legacy”
Period	Wednesday, January 16 – Sunday, February 24, 2019
Hours	9:30 – 17:00, Fridays, Saturdays,until 21:00 (Last entry 30 minutes before closing)
Closed	Mondays (Except for Monday, February 11) and Tuesday, February 12
Venue	Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park)
Admission fee	General 1,600 yen (1,300 yen), college students 1,200 yen (900 yen), high school students 900 yen (600 yen) *Junior high school students and under: free *Prices shown in parentheses indicate group (more than 20 persons) discount tickets. *Persons with disabilities are admitted free with one accompanying person each (please present an ID at the ticket booth). *Tickets to this exhibition include one admission to the regular exhibitions on the date of entry.
Official site	https://ganshinkei.jp/english.html

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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

At the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Munch: A Retrospective will be held from Saturday, October 27, 2018 to Sunday, January 20, 2019.

Edvard Munch (1863-1944), a master of Western modern paintings depicting one of the best-known famous paintings in the world The Scream. This exhibition features beautiful landscape paintings depicting Norwegian nature, from works of many masterpieces such as love and despair, jealousy, loneliness expressed intensely by the inner face of human beings, to works of later years colored with bright colors , This is a great retrospective exhibition looking back over the past 60 years of painting while following the life of Munch.

Information

Exhibition name	Munch: A Retrospective
Period	October 27 (Sat), 2018 – January 20 (Sun), 2019
Closed	Mondays, December 25, January 1, 15 (Open the Monday of November 26, December 10, 24, January 14)
Hours	9:30 – 17:30 (Last admission 17:00)
Days of Extended Hours	Fridays, November 1, 3　9:30 – 20:00 (Last admission 19:30)
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Exhibition Rooms
Admission	Tickets at the door | General ¥1,600 ／ College students ¥1,300 ／ HS students ¥800 ／ Seniors 65+ ¥1,000 Group tickets | General ¥1,400 ／ College students ¥1,100 ／ HS students ¥600 ／ Seniors 65+ ¥800 ※Group rates – 20 or more people ※Admission free for visitors junior high school age or younger ※Admission free for visitors (and one accompanying person) with a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate or Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Certificate ※In each case, please show identification
Official site	https://munch2018.jp/
Telephone Inquiry	03-5777-8600（Hello dial）

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Tokyo National Museum

At the Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park), for October 2 (Tuesday) – December 9 (Sun) in 2018, The Buddhist Sculptures of Daiho’onji, Kyoto: Masterpieces by Kaikei and Jokei will be held.

Daiho’onji in Kyoto is an ancient temple more commonly known as Senbon Shakado. It was founded by the Buddhist monk, Giku, in the Kamakura period in 1220 (Jokyu 2). The temple was gradually established through the cooperation of many people, and it later enjoyed great social status when it was designated a temple for the imperial family, by order of the emperor.
The temple’s principal object of worship is a statue of a seated Shaka Nyorai (Sakyamuni Buddha). This is a superlative example of statues by Gyokai, who was the most talented student of the renowned sculptor Kaikei. In attendance upon the Seated Shaka Nyorai (Sakyamuni Buddha) are the statues of 10 Buddhist monks selected from the many disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha. These Ten major disciples of Buddha are known to be statues created by Kaikei in his final years. The temple also preserves a rare example of a complete set of Buddhist statues Roku Kannon Bosatsu (Six manifestations of Avalokitesvara) by Higo Jokei, who was a student of Unkei in his later years.
This exhibition introduces numerous masterpieces of the Keiha school preserved at Daiho’onji temple. With works by Kaikei, who was a contemporary of Unkei, and master sculptors of the post-Unkei generation, the exhibition allows visitors to enjoy a contest between Kamakura-period sculptures.

Outline of the exhibition

Exhibition name	The Buddhist Sculptures of Daiho’onji, Kyoto: Masterpieces by Kaikei and Jokei
Term	October 2 (Tue) – December 9 (Sun) in 2018
Venue	Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park) 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan
Opening hours	9: 30 ~ 17: 00 ※ Friday · Saturday, October 31 (Wed), November 1 (Thu) until 21:00 ※ Admission until 30 minutes before closing
closed day	Monday (Except for Monday, October 8) and Tuesday, October 9
Admission fee	Admission Adults Admission 1400 yen Advance/Group 1200 yen University students Admission 1000 yen Advance/Group 800 yen High school students Admission 800 yen Advance/Group 600 yen ※ Junior high school students and under: Free ※ Groups: more than 20 persons ※ Advance tickets will be on sale at the museum ticket booths (during museum opening hours excluding the last 30 minutes) and other major ticketing agencies from August 24 to October 1, 2018. ※Persons with disabilities are admitted free with one accompanying person each (please present an ID at the ticket booth). ※Tickets to this exhibition include one admission to the regular exhibitions on the date of entry.
TEL	03-5777-8600 (Hello dial)
Exhibition official website	https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1914&lang=en

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National Museum of Western Art

At the National Museum of Western Art,[Special Exhibition] Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque will be held from October 16 (Tue) 2018 to January 20 (Sun) 2019.

The name of Peter, Paul Rubens (1577-1640) is known in Japan by the cartoon ‘Dog of Flanders’; It is the creator of the altarpiece of Our Lady Cathedral, which the hero's Nero Boy keeps seeing at first sight, in the final round he can be sold with his dog Patrasche.

Rubens was a painter of 17th century Europe, a magnificent and spectacular art style called Baroque, prospered and was later called "King of Painters as King's Painter" later. He studied in Italy, the center of baroque art, and further influenced Italian young painters.

This exhibition will focus on the interactive relationship between Rubens and Italy. It will display Rubens' works with works of ancient sculpture, Italian art of the 16th century preceding him, as well as works of artists from Italy and Baroque from the same era.

Summary

Exhibition name	[Special Exhibition] Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque
Term	October 16 (Tuesday) 2018 to January 20 (Sunday) 2019
Venue	National Museum of Western Art Ueno Park 7-7, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Opening hours	9: 30 – 17: 30 (Friday, Saturday until 20:00, but 11/17 is until 17:30) ※ Admission until 30 minutes before closing
closed day	Monday (12/24, 1/14 is open) 12/28-1/1, 1/15
Admission fee	General 1,600 yen (1,400 yen), college students 1,200 yen (1,000 yen), high school students 800 yen (600 yen) ※ () Advance purchase/Discount fees for groups of 20 or more ※ Free from junior high school students ※Junior high school and younger children admitted free of charge. ※Disabled visitors admitted free of charge with one attendant. Please present your disability identification upon arrival.
inquiry	03-5777-8600 (Hello dial)
URL	http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/exhibitions/2018rubens.html

 
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Ueno Royal Museum

At the Ueno Royal Museum, a special exhibition "Vermeer Exhibition" will be held from October 5, 2018 to February 3, 2019.

Vermeer, one of the most popular painters in the world. The exhibition will be held with the largest number of exhibits in the history of the Japanese art exhibition.

Vermeer is also known for its poor production, and it is said that there are only 35 works in existence (with various opinions). At the "Vermeer exhibition" held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in 2008 and recorded the 930,000 visitors, seven works, the largest number of Japanese history at the time, were exhibited. At this exhibition, we plan to display more than nine such exhibits, including "The Mother's Pouring Woman" of the Amsterdam Museum of Art in the Netherlands.

Outline of the exhibition

Exhibition name	Vermeer Exhibition
Term	October 5, 2018 (Friday) to February 3 (Sunday) 2019 ※ Closed on December 13 (Thursday).
Venue	Ueno Royal Museum (Ueno Park 1-2, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
Opening hours	9: 30 ~ 20: 30 (Admission is 30 minutes before closing, there are days when opening and closing hours are different)
Specified date admission system	As a general rule, admission is made with an advance date and time designated ticket (the date and time designated ticket fee is + 200 yen) that divides the entry time into six time zones with the aim of easing the waiting time, and the day-designated date ticket can afford advance sales Only sold time frame. General 2500 yen, university · high school student 1,800 yen, middle school · elementary school student 1000 yen, preschool children are free.
Official website	https://www.vermeer.jp/
Information dial	0570-008-035 (10: 00-18: 00 before the session, 9: 00-20: 00 during the session)

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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

At the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Munch: A Retrospective will be held from Saturday, October 27, 2018 to Sunday, January 20, 2019.

Edvard Munch (1863-1944), a master of Western modern paintings depicting one of the best-known famous paintings in the world "cry". This exhibition features beautiful landscape paintings depicting Norwegian nature, from works of many masterpieces such as love and despair, jealousy, loneliness expressed intensely by the inner face of human beings, to works of later years colored with bright colors , This is a great retrospective exhibition looking back over the past 60 years of painting while tracing the life of Munch.

Outline of the exhibition

Exhibition name	Munch: A Retrospective
Period	Saturday, October 27, 2018 – January 20 (Sunday) 2019
Closed day	Mondays, December 25, January 1, 15 (Open the Monday of November 26, December 10, 24, January 14)
Opening hours	9:30 – 17:30 (Last admission 17:00) Fridays, November 1, 3　9:30 – 20:00 (Last admission 19:30)
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Planning Exhibition Room Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 8-36
Admission fee	General: 1600 yen, College students and specialized students: 1,300 yen, High school student: 800 yen, Seniors 65+: ¥1000 ※Admission free for visitors junior high school age or younger ※Admission free for visitors (and one accompanying person) with a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate or Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Certificate ※In each case, please show identification
Official site	https://www.tobikan.jp/en/exhibition/2018_munch.html

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Tokyo National Museum

At the Tokyo National Museum Heiseikan, Collaborative Exhibition Project between the Tokyo National Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Marcel Duchamp and Japanese Art will be held from October 2 (Tuesday) to December 9 (Sun) in 2018.

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was an artist who rocked the values ​​of traditional Western art greatly and made a shocking influence on the art of the 20th century.

This exhibition consists of two parts, Part One is The Essential Duchamp, organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which will introduce the creative activities of a figure now widely seen as the father of contemporary art by showcasing Philadelphia’s definitive collection of his works.

The other is Rediscovering Japan through Duchamp, and consists of Japanese art in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.

Outline of the exhibition

Exhibition name	Collaborative Exhibition Project between the Tokyo National Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Marcel Duchamp and Japanese Art
Term	October 2 (Tue) – December 9 (Sun) in 2018
Venue	Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park 13-9 in Taito Ward) Heiseikan
Opening hours	9: 30 ~ 17: 00 ※However, until 21:00 on Friday, Saturday, October 31, November 1 (Admission is until 30 minutes before closing)
closed days	Monday ※ However, October 8 (Mondays · congratulation) is open, October 8(Tue) closed
Admission fee	General 1,200 (1,000 / 900) yen, college student 900 (700/600) yen, high school student 700 (500/400) yen Junior high school student or less ※ () is for advance purchase / Group fee of 20 or more ※ One person with disabilities and their carers is free. Presenting a handicapped person such as a handicapped person when entering the building.
TEL	03-5777-8600
Official website	https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1915

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