CalendarCurrent ExhibitionsSpecial Exhibition
Impressionist Interiors: Intimacy, Decoration, Modernity
- Dates
- Saturday, 25 October 2025 - Sunday, 15 February 2026
- Hours
- 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Fridays, Saturdays 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Admission ends 30 mins. before closing time - Closed
- Mondays, 4 November, 25 November, 28 December, 2025 -1 January, 2026 and 13 January（Opens on 3 November, 24 November, 12 January and 9 February）
- Venue
- Special Exhibition Wing
- Admission Fees
Adults 2,300 yen, college students 1,400 yen, high school students 1,000 yen
Advance tickets
Adults 2,100 yen, college students 1,300 yen, high school students 900 yen- * Admission is free for junior high school students and under.
- * Disabled visitors admitted free of charge, with one attendant.
- * College students, high school students and disabled visitors must show their relevant student ID, proof of age or disability status document upon entry to the museum.
- * Students and faculty members at National Museum of Art Campus Member institutions may view this exhibition on specially priced tickets (students = 1,200 yen, faculty members = 2,100 yen). These tickets are available at the National Museum of Western Art Ticket Office.
- * Free entrance to the exhibition for high school students, 12 December (Fri.) - 26 December (Fri.), 2025 , upon presenting student ID.
- * You can also see the permanent exhibition on the same day of viewing this exhibition.
- * Advance tickets are on sale from Thursday, 29 May to Friday, 24 October 2025.
- Organized by
- The National Museum of Western Art, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Nippon Television Network Corporation
- With the special sponsorship of
- Canon Inc., Daiwa Securities Group
- With the sponsorship of
- Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP)
- Supported by
- Embassy of France / French Institute of Japan
- With the cooperation of
- Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd., Lufthansa Cargo AG, YAMATO TRANSPORT CO., LTD., The Western Art Foundation
- Official website
Generally, when thinking of Impressionism, the first thing that comes to mind is landscape painting, works that seek to capture the fleeting light and atmosphere of the outdoors, the evanescent quality of nature. But during the 1870s, the time these artists began to hold their collective exhibitions, Paris was rapidly evolving into a great metropolis, and scenes from modern life offered them a wealth of subject matter, inspiring many works set in private interiors, an increasingly important venue for urban living.
Among them, Edgar Degas, a true Parisian, was in his element applying his keen observational eye to interior scenes with figures. Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted many indoor scenes imbued with gentle light and conveying an intimate atmosphere. Impressionists were also involved in creating wall decorations and ornamental works to adorn the rooms of private residences. The relationship of Impressionism to the interior space was much deeper, in fact, than one might imagine.
The present exhibition consists of around 100 important works from Japan and France (paintings, drawings, and decorative art), centering on nearly 70 masterpieces from the collection of the Musee d’Orsay in Paris—the renowned sanctum of Impressionism. Japan has not seen such a large selection of works from this French museum for a decade. Notably, the superb Family Portrait (The Bellelli Family) from the brush of the young Degas is making its first appearance here. It is shown alongside works by other major artists, including Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Camille Pissarro, and Berthe Morisot, offering visitors a unique opportunity to appreciate “another” facet of the charm of Impressionism through the theme of the interior.
