Ueno Royal Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Ueno Royal Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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"VOCA 2012: New Painters" Exhibition
Features 34 artists under 40 from around the country, as recommended by art museum curators, journalists and researchers. The winner of this year's VOCA Prize is Sae Suzuki for his deep landscape painting....More »
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"Action's Touch, Repetition's Thought" Exhibition
The exhibition is themed around "repetition" or "reduplication", featuring work from five artists dealing with the haptic or tactile through creating work with deliberate use of repetition.More »
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"And Zone" Exhibition
A seminar and exhibition looking at space and light through a collaboration of dance, art criticism and art.More »
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Tama Art University Graduation Exhibition
On display are nihonga and oil paintings by 44 graduating students at Tama Art University.More »
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Mutsumi Katsumata Exhibition
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"Bead Art Japan Prize 2011" Exhibition
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"Dawn" Exhibition
Works by 14 female painters.More »
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"63rd Nakabi Exhibition"
300 2D works.More »
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Akiko Fujita Exhibition
Burnt field monument inspired by the natural environment of Okinawa.More »
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"50th Contemporary Watercolors Exhibition"
Features around 300 works using ink colors, including suiboku figurative, abstract or imaginary pictures.More »
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"Sakka no Shiten 2011" Exhibition
On display are paintings by past winners of the Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prix.More »
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"Sculpture Times #1 From Nude" Exhibition
This exhibition features the work of young teaching staff from Tokyo University of the Arts, focusing on one theme. This time the works are linked by motifs of the nude. Talk event: September 3rd (Sat),...More »
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71st Nihonga-in Exhibition
Around 200 Japanese paintings are on display.More »
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"Summer Camp for Sculpture" Exhibition
This is the second in a series of exhibitions held in collaboration with the Musee d'art Mercian in Karuizawa and curated by Kazuhiro Yamamoto, showcasing works by a selection of both Japanese and foreign...More »
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29th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition
The Ueno Royal Museum Art Competition started in 1983 with the aim of unearthing the young Japanese talent who would lead the future of the Japanese art scene. Transcending differences in media and modes...More »
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Akihiko Iwanami Exhibition
20 paintings and folding screens depicting urban landscapes.More »
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Sou Akou + Akihiko Iwanami Exhibition
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Japan-China Art Exchange Exhibition
Ink paintings.More »
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3rd Ueno Royal Museum Exhibition
Around 100 glass and ceramics works.More »
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33rd Koyusha Calligraphy Exhibition
Features around 150 works of calligraphy.More »
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34th Government Employee Calligraphy Exhibition
Around 137 works of calligraphy.More »
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25th Hakubi Japanese Paper Chigiri-e Exhibition
Around 700 chigiri-e (torn paper) works made from Japanese washi paper.More »
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Nihon Gain New Works Exhibition
Works by new members of the Nihon Gain.More »
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"VOCA 2011" Exhibition
This 18th edition of the VOCA exhibition showcases a diverse selection of new 2D works by 36 artists under 40 at the recommendation of curators, journalists and researchers across the country. [Image:...More »
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Korehiko Hino "What Lies Beneath"
Korehiko Hino's paintings depict human figures in infant-like poses with hollow eyes and gaping, half-open mouths, as well as animal carcasses, precious stones and other motifs. Talk and discussion...More »
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"Joshibi University of Art and Design 110th Anniversary: Resistance and Obedience" Exhibition
Curated by Hiroshi Minamishima, commissioner for the Japan Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale last year, this exhibition showcases over 100 works by instructors at the Joshibi University of Art and Design....More »
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"60th Kinen Ryukei Exhibition"
360 paintings, sculptures and photographs.More »
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Xue Song Exhibition
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Hajime Suga Exhibition
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"48th Zen Exhibition"
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"Stone Road" Exhibition
Works by 22 students from Sungshin Women's University and Tokyo University of the Arts as part of an exchange program exhibition.More »
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"Ueno Sanpo" Exhibition
50 ukiyo-e and other prints depicting the Ueno area.More »
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"Sakka no Shiten 2010" Exhibition
On display are works by past winners of the Grand Prize at the Ueno Royal Museum exhibition.More »
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23rd Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition
Open call exhibition of nature-themed paintings, divided into four parts: 1st part: August 5th-9th 2nd part: August 10th-14th 3rd part: August 15th-19th 4th part: August 20th-24thMore »
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"Four Infinities" Exhibition
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76th and 77th Toko-kai Exhibition
1000 oil paintings, watercolors and prints.More »
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64th and 65th Female Painters Association Exhibition
Over 600 works including oil paintings, watercolors and prints.More »
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26th Open Call Jewelry Art Exhibition 2010
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O Association Exhibition
Works by students of the Ueno Royal Museum's art school.More »
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76th Ohgen Exhibition
Around 530 works including oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, acrylic works and prints.More »
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"28th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition"
The Ueno Royal Museum Art Competition started in 1983 with the aim of unearthing young Japanese talents who would lead the future of the Japanese art scene. Transcending differences in media and modes...More »
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"32nd Government Employee Calligraphy Exhibition"
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"32nd Koyusha Calligraphy Exhibition"
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"24th Hakubi Japanese Paper Chigiri-e Exhibition"
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38th Shajitsu Gadan Exhibition
Approximately 100 paintings are on display.More »
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"Voca" Exhibition
17th edition of the VOCA exhibition, which started in 1994. VOCA is an established showcase of 2D works by artists under 40 on the recommendation of curators, journalists and researchers from all over...More »
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Yuken Teruya "Great-Grandmother is USA"
Yuken Teruya transforms familiar everyday objects into startling works of art with embedded meanings that offer astute criticisms of contemporary society. On display at this exhibition are works that allude...More »
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"24th Modern Japanese Cloisonne Work" Exhibition
Framed pictures, vases and tea ceremony implements.More »
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11th Windmill Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition
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Sayumi Fukushima Exhibition
Solo exhibition, mostly of new works, by artist who took top honors at the Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prix exhibition.More »
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"58th Koyo Exhibition"
More than 400 works including paintings, prints, lacquer paintings and dyed works.More »
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"15th Japanese Art - Outstanding Artist Exhibition"
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Kyoko Asakura Exhibition
On view are 9 sculptural works by Kyoko Asakura, who carves out contemporary female figures full of vitality.More »
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41st Kikko Exhibition
80 calligraphy works on the theme of ancient Chinese letters.More »
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"Ueno no Mori Art School Atelier 2010" Exhibition
Sketches from life drawing classes for art school students and others. More »
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"Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World" Exhibition
The exhibition "Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World" is a comprehensive introduction to Tibetan culture that has received considerable attention worldwide, but is as yet fairly unfamiliar in Japan....More »
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"Perspective 2009" Exhibition
Showcasing works by a total of 36 artists who won prizes at "Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition" annually held at the museum. On view are paintings of various sizes created by these prominent...More »
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30th Nihonga-in Autumn Exhibition
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Seishin-sha Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition
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16th Tai Calligraphy Exhibition
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22nd Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition
The "Japanese Nature Painting" exhibition aims to contribute to the opening up and growth of art, and its main participants are painters, both professional and amateur. Anyone who likes to paint and would...More »
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10th International High School Arts Festival
Showcasing calligraphy works and paintings by high school students from both Japan and abroad.More »
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36th Yukigokoro-kai Calligraphy Exhibition
Around 135 calligraphy works are on display.More »
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Sankei International Ceramic/Glass Art Association Exhibition
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44th Hokujoshosha Exhibition
Location: 2F, main buildingMore »
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"35th Rinsen Exhibition -The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Tainan Sasaki"
A total of 170 calligraphic works are on view. Location: 1F gallery (main building)More »
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"Neoteny Japan -Takahashi Collection" Exhibition
Through the collection of Ryutaro Takahashi, a psychiatrist known as one of Japan's best contemporary art collectors, this exhibition traces back the trend of Japanese contemporary art from the 1990s onward...More »
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27th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition
The Ueno Royal Museum Art Competition started in 1983 with the aim of unearthing young Japanese talents who would lead the future of the Japanese art scene. Transcending differences in media and modes...More »
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35th Shosei Calligraphy Exhibition
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31st Koyusha Calligraphy Exhibition
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32nd Government Employee Calligraphy Exhibition
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23rd Hakubi Japanese Paper Chigiri-e Exhibition
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37th Shajitsu Gadan Exhibition
Showcasing around 110 realist paintings by members of Shajitsu Gadan.More »
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"VOCA 2009" Exhibition
VOCA is an established showcase of 2D works by artists under 40 on the recommendation of curators, journalists and researchers from all over Japan. This year's 16th installment features 35 artists, 6 of...More »
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Isao Hiramachi "The Oya Stone Quarry"
[Image: "The Oya Stone Quarry" (preliminary sketch) ink, acrylic, watercolor, Mishima paper 56.5x77cm]More »
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Keisei Calligraphy Exhibition
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Toshiyasu Yanase Exhibition
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Chikuma Suzuki Exhibition
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Japan Calligraphy Research Center Exhibition
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Shigeo Iinuma Exhibition
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25th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Osamu Manabe Exhibition
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Chobun Calligraphy Exhibition
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"14th Japanese Art -Art Academy Japan" Exhibition
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"Long Path" Exhibition
This exhibition is held with the aim to disseminate contemporary nihonga painting as well as new ways for optically disabled people to enjoy painting. Areas where open-call exhibitions are held are still...More »
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Atelier Exhibition 2009
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40th Kikkou Exhibition
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"40 Years After Leonard Fujita's Passing" Exhibition
Exhibiting 4 of his group-figure paintings for the first time in Japan, this exhibition commemorates the 40th anniversary of the passing of Tsuguharu Fujita (1886-1968), darling of the Ecole de Paris. Two...More »
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Taizo Yoshida Exhibition
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"Artists in Ateliers" Exhibition
Held in conjunction at the museum's annex gallery with "Art of Our Time" exhibition is a photo exhibition entitled "Artists in Ateliers", showcasing photographs of painters and sculptors who won the Praemium...More »
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"Art of Our Time" Exhibition
The Praemium Imperiale Award is targeted at artists across the world and was founded following the will of Prince Takamatsunomiya, who served as president of the Japan Art Association, during which tenure...More »
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15th Tai Calligraphy Exhibition
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Art School Atelier Exhibition
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21st Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition
The "Japanese Nature Painting" exhibition aims to contribute to the opening up and growth of art, and its main participants are painters, both professional and amateur. Anyone who likes to paint and would...More »
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9th International High School Arts Festival
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Ueno Town Art Museum Sculptural Art Project "Sculptural Landscape -Crossing"
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Sculpture Department is holding an exhibition at the Ueno Royal Museum on the theme of "crossing" focusing on the relationship between sculpture and community....More »
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Takehiko Inoue "The Last Manga Exhibition"
The creator of "Vagabond" and "Slam Dunk", Takehiko Inoue's next challenge takes place in a museum space. Over 100 new and original drawings construct this temporary manga space. Please see exhibition...More »
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"34th Shosei Calligraphy Exhibition"
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"Japanese Myths: The World of Marcestel" Exhibition
Painting exhibition, gallery talk and gagaku performance.More »
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"31st Government Employee Calligraphy Exhibition"
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"Open-Call Jewelry Art Exhibition 2008"
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"18th Wa Exhibition"
Japanese paper collage work, known as chigiri-e, will be on display.More »
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"ESD Photo Message" Exhibition
80 prizewinning works from the Asia-Pacific competition will be on display.More »
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"26th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize" Exhibition
Exhibiting paintings by public participants. [Image: Sayumi Fukushima "Borderline of a Viewpoint" 26th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize]More »
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"22th Hakubi Japanese Paper Chigiri-e Exhibition"
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36th Realism Painters Exhibition
Oil paintings by 110 members and guests.More »
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VOCA 2008
The VOCA exhibition started in 1994, and this is the 15th exhibition. VOCA takes the recommendations of museum curators, journalists and researchers from all over the country to select painters who are...More »
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Izumi Kato "The Riverhead"
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"Keiseisho" Exhibition
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22nd Seven Treasures of Contemporary Japan Exhibition"
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Suko Oh Exhibition
33 large scale ink brush paintings by this Chinese painter based in Japan will be on display.More »
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Miwako Watanabe Exhibition
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"55th Commemorative Choubunsho Exhibition"
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"50th Hands for Tomorrow Exhibition"
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"2007 Tohoku University of Art and Design Nihon-ga Course Graduation Exhibition"
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"Hakudo Inoue's Eyes" Exhibition
This exhibition presents black and white and color photographs spanning more than 50 years in the career of influential photographer Hakudo Inoue.More »
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Marc Chagall "Colorful Fantasy"
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Marc Chagall, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Chagall was born into a Jewish family in Russia, and lived and worked in France,...More »
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"Artists' Visions" Exhibition
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This Week at Ueno Royal Museum
1st Floor: 28th Nihonga-in Autumn Exhibition Opens 13:00 on first day 160 works of Nihonga are on display. 2nd Floor: 10th All Japan Painting Competition Exhibition Opens 15:00 on first day 53 works,...More »
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"Seven Treasures... Now 2007" Exhibition
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4th Sakiori Association of Japan Exhibition
Tapestries, textiles, dresses and other crafts will be on display.More »
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14th Thai Calligraphy Exhibition
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"Life, Breath, Time" Exhibition
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20th Painting Japanese Nature Exhibition
The "Painting Japanese Nature" exhibition's goals are the opening up and growth of art, and its main participants are painters, professional and amateur. Anyone who likes to paint and would like their...More »
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The 8th International High School Arts Festival
400 paintings by Japanese and foreign high school students.More »
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"Sculpture Art Project - Sceneries of Sculpture - The Roji" Exhibition
This is a sculpture exhibition organized by the sculpture department at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, which has considered the relationship between sculpture and location in terms...More »
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33rd Yukigokoro Club Calligraphy Exhibition
140 works of calligraphy are on display.More »
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Contemporary Indian Painting Exhibition
Paintings by 50 artists from India.More »
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33rd Rinsen Exhibition
150 works of calligraphy.More »
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42nd Hokujoshosha Exhibition
55 works of calligraphy.More »
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Katsuo Takeshita Exhibition
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Chu Teh Chun Exhibition
This exhibition is the first solo show of Chu Teh Chun, a Chinese artist who has received great critical acclaim abroad. On display will be 61 of his abstract paintings, as well as some rare watercolours,...More »
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Masaki Furukawa Exhibition
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Makoto Aida & Akira Yamaguchi "The Seasons in Art"
Makoto Aida's paintings, powerful, conceptually fresh, transcendental and surprising, are one of a kind. Meanwhile, Akira Yamaguchi's paintings are highly detailed depictions of (sur)reality that fuse...More »
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33rd Shosei Calligraphy Exhibition
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13th Masters 'Geijutsu no Mori' Exhibition
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"F" Exhibition
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30th Government Employee Calligraphy Exhibition
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29th Takatomo Calligraphy Exhibition
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Mitsuhito Wada "Pink x Green Project"
• Opening Party: April 30th (Mon), 17:00- Dance Performance: Junko Okuda Dress Code: Pink or Green There will be pink and green cocktails served • Pink and Green Photo Workshop May 6th (Sun), 14:00- Participation...More »
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"Painter of the Wind - Kiyoshi Nakajima" Exhibition
This exhibition presents the work of the much loved painter Kiyoshi Nakajima (born in North East China in 1943), who paints poetically beautiful pictures of the four seasons as well as stunning portraits...More »
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25th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition
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Tomomi Iima Exhibition
10 works by the winner of the 23rd Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize are on show. [Image: "To Ride" 162.1 x 162.1cm (Nihonga)]More »
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35th Realist Painter Exhibition
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Koki Tanaka "Current, Recent and Upcoming Works"
The museum will be showing past, present and upcoming video works by Koki Tanaka, including "Everything is everything", shown at the Taipei Biennale in 2006 and a series of talks entitled "Monologue and...More »
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VOCA 2007
This is the 14th time VOCA has been held since its first opening in 1994. VOCA takes the recommendations of museum curators, journalists and researchers from all over the country to select painters who...More »
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2007 Outstanding Artists Exhibition
100 works of calligraphy.More »
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Ueno Royal Art School Atelier Exhibition
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54th Chokan Calligraphy Exhibition
170 works of calligraphy.More »
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24th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Entrants Exhibition
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2007 Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music Calligraphy Department Graduation Exhibition
Approximately 150 works of calligraphy.More »
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21st Sankei International Calligraphy Association Exhibition
Approximately 210 works will be on display.More »
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Tekeo Watanabe Exhibition
Approximately 20 oil paintings of people and landscapes from the museum's collection.More »
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100 Years since Dalí's Birth - A Centennial Retrospective
Known as one of the most gifted artists of the 20th Century, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) used his distinctive style of expression to create a diverse range of fantastical, unreal, even demented worlds in...More »
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91st Nika Exhibition
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13th Taisho Calligraphy Exhibition
180 works of calligraphy will be on display.More »
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19th Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition
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28th Japan Calligraphy Exhibition
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32nd Yukigokoro Club Calligraphy Exhibition
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40th Japan Enamelling Artist Association Exhibition
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58th Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition
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20th East-West Exhibition
Part One: 28th June - 2nd July Part Two: 3rd July - 7th JulyMore »
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36th Rinsen Exhibition
200 works of contemporary calligraphy.More »
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41st Hojo Calligraphy Society Exhibition
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10th AIDS Charity Art Exhibition "Heart Art in Tokyo 2006"
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28th Japanese New Crafts Exhibition
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60th Anniversary Exhibition of Women Painters Association: "Walking and Seeing"
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24th Japanese Jury Art Exhibition 2006
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32nd Shosei Calligraphy Exhibition
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Artists' Vision Exhibition 2006
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17th "Wa" Exhibition
An exhibition of 150 paintings on Japanese paper.More »
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29th Exhibition of Calligraphy by Government Officials
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VOCA Exhibition 2006
Each year, curators, journalists, and researchers from all over the country are asked to recommend promising young artists under the age of forty. Many brilliant artists are introduced this way, giving...More »
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2006 11th Annual International Public Art Futures Exhibition
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Tokyo Gakugei University Calligraphy Course - Graduation Works
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27th National Exhibition of Outstanding Ink Paintings
Annual exhibition of excellent ink paintings.More »
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'06 Dokuritsu Shojindan Newcomers Exhibition
Annually held calligraphy exhibition.More »
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Ueno no Mori Art School - Atelier Exhibition
An exhibition by the students of Ueno no Mori Art School.More »
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Gundam - Generating Futures
Gundam was first aired in 1979. Now, more than 25 years later, this SF anime series has established an absolute presence on not only the airwaves but also in the theatres. Its influence on the cultural...More »
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Sigmar Polke
The Ueno Royal Museum invites visitors to enter the world of the wildly influential Sigmar Polke, the "alchemist of art". Polke combines a variety of materials and techniques to incorporate motifs into...More »
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Jiro Oyama: 50 years of plant-dye paintings
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Yoshitaka Amano "Maniera"
"Maniera" is Yoshitaka Amano's first large-scale exhibition held in Japan since 1998's "Think Like Amano". New works created during his stay in Europe and the United States will be on display.More »
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The 23rd Ueno Royal Museum Art Competition
The Ueno Royal Museum Art Competition started in 1983 to try to reveal new young talents among Japanese artists. The judges are asked to select young artists for their potential to lead the Japanese art...More »
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The 33rd Realist Painters Exhibition
115 paintings.More »
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VOCA 2005
The VOCA (Vision of Contemporary Art) Exhibition was first held in 1994 to foster the development of promising young artists in the two-dimensional art field. This year, Korehiko Hino took the grand prize,...More »
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Sogen Exhibition
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Japanese Kokuji Exhibition
Engraved CalligraphyMore »
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The Keiseikai Newcomers Exhibition
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The 54th Keisei-ten
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25th Commemorative National Sumi-e Competition Exhibition
360 Sumi-eMore »
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The 19th Sankei International Sho Association Representative Exhibition
270 works of calligraphy.More »
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The 36th Kikko Exhibition
100 works of Japanese calligraphy.More »
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The 32rd Shosei Exhibition
300 works of Japanese calligraphy.More »
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'05 Dokuritsu Shojindan Newcomers Exhibition
Calligraphy Exhibition by the Dokuritsu Shojinda Foundation, featuring 220 works.More »
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Terracotta Army Exhibition
The Terracotta Army is believed to have been created to protect the first Emperor of china, Quin Shi Huangdi, in the afterlife. They are estimated to have been 6000-7000 in number. This is the third...More »





