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Temporary Museum Closure: The Entire NMWA will be closed from 23 June (Mon.) through 27 June (Fri.), 2025 for exhibit replacement

All sections of the NMWA will be closed from 23 June (Mon.) through 27 June (Fri.), 2025 for exhibit replacement.

Let’s Enjoy Art Together! Please Join Us on Lively Saturday!

Lively Saturday! -- a day when the museum encourages chatting and relaxed viewing in Special Exhibition Galleries and Permanent Collection Galleries -- will be held at the NMWA on 23 August (Sat.). Free admission to Permanent Collection Galleries.

 *Admission fees apply to Special Exhibitions.

Date: 23 August (Sat.)

Times: 9:30 - 20:00

*Admission ends 30 minutes before closing time. Free admission to Permanent Collection Galleries.

*As always, on all museum open days, we welcome quiet talking in the galleries as long as it does not disturb others.

NMWA Collection Pass to Go on Sale

The NMWA Collection Pass will be available for purchase at the NMWA Ticket Office starting on March 11, 2025.

This extremely useful ticket allows holders unlimited entry to the Collection Galleries during the ticket's validity period, as well as providing discounts at Café Suiren  and the NMWA Museum Shop (except Special Exhibition Shops).

Sales Start date:        March 11, 2025

Sales location:            NMWA Ticket Office

Price:                               ¥1,300 (tax incl.)

Validity period:          Date of purchase - March 31, 2026

Special Features:     Café Suiren: 5% discount on purchases totaling more than ¥3,000 (tax incl.)

                                          Museum Shop (except Special Exhibition Shops): 5% discount on purchases totaling more than ¥3,000 (tax incl.)

 *NB: Please note that some Museum Shop items are not eligible for the 5% discount. Please confirm details of these exclusions directly with the Museum Shop staff.

Temporary Museum Closure: The Entire NMWA will be closed from 12 February (Wed.) through 10 March (Mon.), 2025 for exhibit replacement

All sections of the NMWA will be closed from 12 February (Wed.) through 10 March (Mon.), 2025 for exhibit replacement.

Notice of extended night hours: 1-11 February, 2025

From Saturday, 1 February to 11 February, 2025, the museum will be open from 9:30 till 21:00 except for Monday, 3 February, when it will be closed.
*Entry to the Permanent Collection and the Special Exhibition “Monet: The Late Waterscapes” ends 30 minutes before closing.

* "CAFÉ Suiren" is open from 10:00 till 21:00 (Meals 11:00 -20:10, Last call for drinks at 20:30)

Notice of Year-end and New Year holidays

The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (NMWA) will be closed from 28 December (Sat.), 2024 through 1 January (Wed.), 2025.
※We will open from 2 January (Thu.), 2025.

Monet: The Late Waterscapes Introduction of date/time-reservation tickets

Important：

Starting 21 December (Sat.), date/time-reservation tickets will be required on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
This also applies to 1-11 February, 2025 (closed on 3 February).

For more information

＊Date/time-reservation tickets NOT required for the Collection.

Temporary Museum Closure: 4 October (Fri.), 2024

All sections of the NMWA will be closed on 4 October (Fri.), 2024 for exhibit preparation.

Temporary Museum Closure: The Entire NMWA will be closed from 2 September (Mon.) through 13 September (Fri.), 2024 for exhibit replacement

All sections of the NMWA will be closed from 2 September (Mon.) through 13 September (Fri.), 2024 for exhibit replacement.

Let’s Enjoy Art Together! Please Join Us on Lively Saturday!

“I am always tense because I have to be quiet in an art museum.” “It is hard to go to an exhibition with small children.” In response to such situations, we have instituted a Lively Saturday event to give everyone a chance to enjoy artworks in a museum without feeling bad. We hope that during this Lively Saturday event visitors will talk about the artworks they are viewing and share their feelings with others in the galleries. A kids space and breastfeeding room will also be set up that day, so that visitors of all ages can enjoy visiting the museum and appreciating art together.

Program date　　3 August (Sat.)

Program time 　   9:30 – 20:00　* Admission ends 30 mins. before closing time

• Free entry to both the Permanent Collection Galleries and the Manuscripts from the Naito Collection in the National Museum of Western Art  Special Exhibition

* As always, on all museum open days, we welcome quiet talking in the galleries as long as it does not disturb others.

System maintenance: Monday, 17 June 23:00 - Tuesday, 18 June 6:00

The NMWA website will be temporarily out of service due to the system maintenance from Monday, 17 June 23:00 to Tuesday, 18 June 6:00.

We appreciate your understanding on this matter.

Temporary Museum Closure: The Entire NMWA will be closed from 27 May (Mon.) through 30 May (Thu.), 2024 for exhibit replacement

All sections of the NMWA will be closed from 27 May (Mon.) through 30 May (Thu.), 2024 for exhibit replacement.

New Nursing Mother's Room

We are pleased to announce that we now have a space in the museum for nursing mothers to use for breastfeeding.

Please ask the Information Desk if you wish to use the space.

*Please note that we may have to direct you to the first-aid room or another area instead of the nursing room depending on the time of year.

*Please note that we do not provide hot water for milk.

Regarding special exhibition “Does the Future Sleep Here?”

Please be aware that some of the works displayed in this exhibition include sexually explicit content as part of the artist’s aesthetic statement. Prior to entering the exhibition we ask for the understanding of those who may find such content disturbing, or those accompanied by children.

Information on the Relaunch of Audio Guides for Permanent Exhibitions at The National Museum of Western Art

Audio guides for the Permanent Exhibition, which has been suspended from renting, will be available via the free web app. Click here to learn more.

NMWA Permanent Collection Galleries Passport Tickets to Go on Sale

The 2024-25 NMWA Permanent Collection Galleries Passport Ticket will be available for purchase at the NMWA Ticket Office starting

on March 1, 2024.

 This extremely useful ticket allows holders unlimited entry to the Permanent Collection Galleries during the ticket's validity period, as well as providing discounts at Café Suiren  and the NMWA Museum Shop (except Special Exhibition Shops).

Start date　　　　　March 1, 2024

Sales location　　　NMWA Ticket Office

Price　　　　　　　 ¥1,300 (tax incl.)

Validity period 　　March 1, 2024 - March 30, 2025

Special Features　  Café Suiren: 5% discount on purchases totaling more than ¥3,000 (tax incl.)

                                          Museum Shop (except Special Exhibition Shops): 5% discount on purchases totaling more than ¥3,000 (tax incl.)

*NB: Please note that some Museum Shop items are not eligible for the 5% discount. Please confirm details of these exclusions directly with the Museum Shop staff.

[News Release] 2024 schedule of exhibitions and programming

The National Museum of Western Art has announced its schedule of exhibitions and programming for the fiscal year of 2024. Read News Release here. (Japanese only)

[News Release] Special Exhibition "Does the Future Sleep Here? ——Revisiting the museum’s response to contemporary art after 65 years"

The National Museum of Western Art has published the news release for the forthcoming exhibition, "Does the Future Sleep Here? ——Revisiting the museum’s response to contemporary art after 65 years" which opens on Tuesday, 12 March, 2024. Read News Release here. (Japanese only)

Temporary Museum Closure: The Entire NMWA will be closed from 13 February (Tue.) through 26 February (Mon.), 2024 for exhibit replacement

All sections of the NMWA will be closed from 13 February (Tue.) through 26 February (Mon.), 2024 for exhibit replacement.

Notice of Year-end and New Year holidays

The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (NMWA) will be closed from 28 December (Thu.), 2023 through 1 January (Mon.), 2024.
※We will open from 2 January (Tue.), 2024.

New Wheelchairs Available for Visitor Use

In order to make viewing art more enjoyable for all, the NMWA now has wheelchairs available for visitor use. We have re-started this program with a selection of lightweight, easy-to-use wheelchairs. We hope these wheelchairs will be easier to move through the NMWA buildings.

Please see the Information Desk to borrow one of these wheelchairs.

Further information about barrier-free access at the NMWA is available at:

https://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/visit/accessibility.html

Temporary Museum Closure: The Entire NMWA will be closed from 4 September (Mon.) through 18 September (Mon.), 2023 for exhibit replacement

All sections of the NMWA will be closed from 4 September  (Mon.) through 18 September (Mon.), 2023 for exhibit replacement.

Opening of a Temporary Installation of a Digital Program Made with 3D Modeling: “A World Heritage Site at Your Fingertips: Exploring the National Museum of Western Art”

On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, the National Museum of Western Art will open a temporary installation of a new digital program made with 3D modeling, titled “A World Heritage Site at Your Fingertips: Exploring the National Museum of Western Art” available for use at the Museum. This digital program featuring the NMWA Main Building will be available via Spatial Reality Display equipment installed in the museum as well as in a version that utilizes smartphones. Both versions allow you to use your fingertips to explore and experience the World Heritage-listed NMWA Main Building, including areas not normally open to the public.

【Caution】Regarding the Instagram account pretending to be the official account of the National Museum of Western Art (NMWA)

It has been reported that there is an Instagram account that displays the NMWA's logo in reverse, pretending to be the official account.
This account is not affiliated with the NMWA Tokyo.

For privacy reasons, our official account never follows personal accounts.

If you click on a URL in a Direct Message (DM) sent from a suspicious account, there is a possibility that the sender may obtain and misuse the recipient's information or personal data.
If you receive a suspicious DM, please do not click on the URL, delete the DM itself, and block the account to prevent harm.

The official social networking accounts of the Museum are as follows.
There is a possibility that accounts similar to ours may appear in the future. Please check the username and URL when following the accounts.

【Instagram】@NMWATokyo（ https://www.instagram.com/nmwatokyo/）
【Facebook】@NationalMuseumofWesternArt（ https://www.facebook.com/NationalMuseumofWesternArt/）
【Twitter】@NMWATokyo（ https://twitter.com/NMWATokyo）
【YouTube】@NMWATokyo（ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtBgJ1ArMLvcpQeT2vNupQ）

Let’s Enjoy Art Together! Please Join us for our Free Talking Day

“I am always tense because I have to be quiet in an art museum.” “It is hard to go to an exhibition with small children.” We hope that people who have had such experiences can enjoy art works in a museum without feeling bad. So we are holding a Free Talking Day, when visitors can talk freely about the art works they are viewing, and share with others the surprise and happiness they feel as they view art works. We will also have a kids space and breastfeeding room set up that day, so that visitors of all ages can enjoy visiting the museum and appreciating art together.

Program date: 26 August (Sat.)

Program time: 9:30 – 20:00

Free entry to both the Permanent Collection Galleries and the Imaged and Imagined: Spain Seen through Prints from Japanese Collections Special Exhibition

For details, please click here:

Temporary Museum Closure: The Entire NMWA will be closed from 12 June (Mon.) through 26 June (Mon.), 2023 for exhibit replacement

All sections of the NMWA will be closed from 12 June (Mon.) through 26 June (Mon.), 2023 for exhibit replacement.

The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Acquires August Strindberg’s Inferno and Joaquín Sorolla’s The Drinking Jug

In 2022, the National Museum of Western Art acquired the painting Inferno by August Strindberg (1849-1912) and the painting The Drinking Jug by Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923). Read News Release here

Starting in April 2023, Free Entry Days for Permanent Collection Galleries and Permanent Collection Gallery Passport Tickets

On March 17, 2023 (Fri.), the National Museum of Western Art and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. signed a partnership agreement. Under this agreement, starting in April 2023 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. will provide a Kawasaki Free Sunday free admission for all visitors to the Permanent Collection Galleries on the 2nd Sunday of every month. The first Kawasaki Free Sunday event took place on April 9, 2023 (Sun.).

On May 9, 2023 (Tues.), the NMWA began selling a NMWA Permanent Collection Galleries Passport Ticket at the NMWA Ticket Office.
This Passport Ticket will allow holders to visit the Permanent Collection Galleries as many times as they want to during the validity period, and also includes discounts at the Museum Shop and Café Suiren.
With the introduction of these new services, the NMWA has ended its previous system of free admission to the Permanent Collection Galleries on the 2nd and 4th Fridays and after 17:00 each Friday and Saturday (paused from April 2022 to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.) Thank you for your understanding of these changes.

Sales of the NMWA Permanent Collection Galleries Passport Ticket

Passport Tickets -- which can only be used by the designated holder and allow unlimited entry to the Permanent Collection Galleries during the Passport Ticket validity period -- can be purchased as follows.

On Sale Dates

May 9, 2023 – February 29, 2024

Sales Location

Admission Ticket Office, NMWA

Price

1,100 yen (tax incl.)

Validity Period

May 9, 2023 – March 31, 2024

Announcing the Opening of the NMWA Museum Online Shop

The National Museum of Western Art Museum Shop opened its online store today.

Online NMWA Museum Shop:
https://www.nmwatokyo-shop.org

The newly opened NMWA Museum Shop website (Japanese only) features approximately 200 items, from goods based on NMWA collection items to catalogues from previous exhibitions. Items can be shipped anywhere within Japan.

*The NMWA shop in the NMWA Main Building is closed during the current building maintenance closure [October 19, 2020 - Spring 2022 (estimated)].