Exhibitions Open Over the New Year Holidays (2022-2023)

Many venues will be closed for Japan’s New Year holidays (December 29–January 3), but a few exhibitions around the Tokyo area keep their doors open. Bookmark events on the Tokyo Art Beat app and never miss the latest news!

*Opening hours may be shortened during the holidays. Please make sure to check the official websites before your visit.

Open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day

◎ “Roppongi Crossing 2022: Coming & Going”
Where: Mori Art Museum (Roppongi)
Dates: December 1, 2022 - March 26, 2023
Tickets: Reservations prioritized
Website: https://www.mori.art.museum/eng

◎ Picasso “The Blue Period and Beyond”
Where: Pola Museum of Art (Hakone)
Dates: September 17, 2022 - January 15, 2023
Website: https://www.polamuseum.or.jp/english/

Closed on Both Days or New Year’s Day Only

◎ Félix Vallotton - Noir et Blanc
Where: Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo (Marunouchi)
Dates: October 29, 2022 - January 29, 2023
Closed: December 31, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Website: http://mimt.jp/english/index.html

◎ Mary Quant
Where: Bunkamura Museum of Art (Shibuya)
Dates: November 26, 2022 - January 29, 2023
Closed: January 1, 2023
Website: http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/museum/index.html

◎ Grasping at Clouds: Works from the Hara Museum and the Hara Rokuro Collections
Where: Hara Museum ARC (Gunma)
Dates: March 19, 2022 - January 9, 2023
Closed: January 1, 2023
Website: https://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/arc/

◎ Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty
Where: Ueno Royal Museum (Ueno Park)
Dates: November 22, 2022 - February 5, 2023
Closed: December 31, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Tickets: Reservation required
Website: https://www.ueno-mori.org/about/?enlang

◎ Celebrating Spring - The Coming of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune and the Rabbits
Where: Seikado Bunko Art Museum (Marunouchi)
Dates: January 2, 2022 - February 4, 2023
Closed: ~ January 1, 2023 (Open every day between January 2 and January 10)
Tickets: Reservation prioritized
Website: https://www.seikado.or.jp/english/

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◎ Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Kiyosumi-shirakawa)
Dates: December 21, 2022 - May 28, 2023
Closed: December 28, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Tickets: Reservation prioritized
Website: https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/

◎ Wendelien Van Oldenborgh, Unset on-set
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Kiyosumi-shirakawa)
Dates: November 12, 2022 - February 19, 2023
Closed: December 28, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Website: https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/

◎ Shinro Ohtake
Where: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Takebashi)
Dates: November 1, 2022 - February 5, 2023
Closed: December 28, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Website: http://www.momat.go.jp/english

◎ Hoshino Michio: The Eternal Journey
Where: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Ebisu)
Dates: November 19, 2022 - January 22, 2023
Closed: December 29, 2022 - January 1, 2023, and January 4 (Open on January 2 and 3)
Website: http://topmuseum.jp/e/contents/index.html

◎ Izumi Kato “Parasitic Plastic Models”
Where: Watari-um, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art (Gaienmae)
Dates: November 6, 2022 - March 12, 2023
Closed: December 31, 2022 - January 3, 2023
Website: http://www.watarium.co.jp/en/

◎ Affections: Objects of Man Ray
Where: Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art (Chiba)
Dates: October 8, 2022 - January 15, 2023
Closed: December 25, 2022 - January 1, 2023, and January 5
Website: https://kawamura-museum.dic.co.jp/en/

Fashion Brand Galleries

◎ Christian Hidaka + Takeshi Murata “Visitors”
Where: Maison Hermès (Ginza)
Dates: October 21, 2022 - January 31, 2023
Closed: December 30, 2022 - January 2, 2023
Website: https://www.hermes.com/jp/ja/story/maison-ginza/

◎ Jun Inagawa “Born in the Madness”
Where: Diesel Art Gallery (Shibuya)
Dates: November 19, 2022 - February 16, 2023
Closed: January 1, 2023
Website: https://www.diesel.co.jp/ja/art-gallery/