Many art museums in the Tokyo area have closed or postponed exhibitions due to COVID-19. Some are reopening now that the State of Emergency has been lifted. Many venues currently require reservations. You can find more information on exhibitions, closings, and reopening on Tokyo Art Beat. For the latest updates, please check official museum websites.
(*TBA=To Be Announced)
Reopenings
Hara Museum Arc (Gunma) (from 5/16)
http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/arc/
Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum (from 5/21)
https://www.clematis-no-oka.co.jp/vangi-museum/en/
Watarium (from 5/27)
http://www.watarium.co.jp
Yayoi Kusama Museum (from 5/28)
https://yayoikusamamuseum.jp
Reservations required
Ichihara Lakeside Museum (from 5/28)
https://lsm-ichihara.jp/en/
Nerima Art Museum (from 5/30)
https://www.neribun.or.jp/museum.html
Okada Museum of Art (from 5/30)
https://www.okada-museum.com/en/
Zou-no-Hana Terrace (from 5/30)
https://zounohana.com/en.html
Itabashi Art Museum (from 5/30)
https://www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp/artmuseum/4000002/4000014.html
Mitsui Memorial Museum (from 6/1)
http://www.mitsui-museum.jp/index.html
Pola Museum of Art (from 6/1)
https://www.polamuseum.or.jp/english/
The Ueno Royal Museum (from 6/1)
http://www.ueno-mori.org/about/?enlang
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (from 6/1)
https://www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en/
National Museum of Nature and Science (from 6/1)
https://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/
Reservations required
Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum (from 6/1)
https://taro-okamoto.or.jp/en/news/岡本太郎記念館再開しました！/
21_21Design Sight (Gallery 1 & 2 from 6/1, Gallery 3 from 6/5)
http://www.2121designsight.jp/en/
Reservations required
Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo (from 6/2)
https://www.tokyoartsandspace.jp/en/
Meguro Museum of Art (from 6/2)
https://mmat.jp/en/
Tokyo National Museum (from 6/2)
https://www.tnm.jp/?lang=en
Reservations required
Tobacco & Salt Museum (from 6/2)
https://www.jti.co.jp/Culture/museum_e/index.html
Fuchu Art Museum (from 6/2)
https://www.city.fuchu.tokyo.jp/art/
Tokyo Station Gallery (from 6/2)
http://www.ejrcf.or.jp/gallery/english/
Reservations Required
Edo-Tokyo Museum (from 6/2)
https://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/en/
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (from 6/2)
https://topmuseum.jp/e/contents/index.html
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (from 6/2)
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/
The Sumida Hokusai Museum (from 6/2)
https://hokusai-museum.jp/?lang=en
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama (from 6/2)
https://pref.spec.ed.jp/momas/Museum-with-Year-schedule
Setagaya Art Museum (from 6/2)
https://www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/en/?set_lang=true
Miraikan – National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (from 6/3)
https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/
Reservations required
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (from 6/4 and 6/12)
https://www.momat.go.jp/english/ge/topics/am20200601_1/
Reservations required (MOMAT Collection)
Reservations required (Peter Doig Exhibition)
Musée Hamaguchi Yozo: Yamasa Collection (from 6/4)
https://www.yamasa.com/musee/
Museum Haus Kasuya (from 6/4)
http://www.museum-haus-kasuya.com/index00_E.htm
teamLab Planets Tokyo (from 6/5)
https://planets.teamlab.art/tokyo
Reservations required
Toguri Museum of Art (from 6/5)
http://www.toguri-museum.or.jp
Reservations required
Snoopy Museum Tokyo (from 6/5)
https://snoopymuseum.tokyo/s/smt/page/english?ima=0000
Reservations required
Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art (from 6/5)
https://panasonic.co.jp/ls/museum/en/
teamLab Borderless (from 6/8)
https://borderless.teamlab.art
Reservations required
Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels (from 6/9)
https://marukigallery.jp/news-en/3092/
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokyo) (from 6/9)
http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/hara/
Reservations required
Archi-Depot (from 6/9)
https://archi-depot.com/en/
Reservations required
The Japan Folk Crafts Museum (from 6/9)
http://www.mingeikan.or.jp/english/
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts (from 6/9)
http://hanga-museum.jp/english/exhibition
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum (from 6/9)
https://mimt.jp/english/
Reservations required
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex (from 6/9)
http://www.moma.pref.kanagawa.jp/en/news/2020-05-26
Bunkamura The Museum (from 6/11)
https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/museum/
The National Art Center, Tokyo (from 6/11)
https://www.nact.jp/english/
Reservations required for “Timeless Conversations”
Enoura Observatory (from 6/11)
http://www.odawara-af.com/en/
Reservations required
Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art (from 6/16)
https://kawamura-museum.dic.co.jp/en/news/2006-open/
Reservations required
The Hiratsuka Museum of Art (from 6/16)
http://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/art-muse/index.html
The National Museum of Western Art (from 6/18)
https://www.nmwa.go.jp/jp/
Reservations required
Yokosuka Museum of Art (from 6/20)
http://www.yokosuka-moa.jp/index.html
Chihiro Art Museum (Tokyo) (from 6/20)
https://chihiro.jp/en/tokyo/exhibitions/45463/
Artizon Museum (from 6/23)
https://www.artizon.museum/en/
Reservations required
Intermediateque (from 6/24)
http://www.intermediatheque.jp/en
Seikado Bunko Art Museum (from 6/27)
http://www.seikado.or.jp
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (from 7/1)
https://www.tobikan.jp/en/index.html
Reservations required for The Ukiyo-e 2020
Yayoi Museum/Takehisa Yumeji Museum (from 7/1)
http://www.yayoi-yumeji-museum.jp
Reservations required
Ota Memorial Museum of Art (from 7/1)
http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/eng
Chigasaki City Museum of Art (from 7/1)
http://www.chigasaki-museum.jp
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery (from 7/4)
https://www.operacity.jp/en/ag/
Reservations required
National Film Archive of Japan (from 7/7)
https://www.nfaj.go.jp/english/ge/topics/20200611/
Yokohama Museum of Art (from 7/17)
https://yokohama.art.museum/eng/index.html
Reservations required
Yamatane Museum of Art (from 7/18)
http://www.yamatane-museum.jp/english/index.html
(Reservations Required)
Suntory Museum of Art (from 7/22)
https://www.suntory.com/sma/info/d/004803.html
Mori Art Museum (from 7/31)
https://www.mori.art.museum/en/index.html
Reservations required
Ghibli Museum (from 9/1)
http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/notice/013321/
Nezu Museum (from 9/19)
http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/index.html
(Reservations required)
Reopening Dates TBA
Idemitsu Museum of Arts
http://idemitsu-museum.or.jp/en/
Postponed/Cancelled Art Festivals and Events
Sapporo International Art Festival (Cancelled)
https://siaf.jp/en/
Yokohama Triennale (Postponed. New dates: 7/17–10/11, 2020)
https://www.yokohamatriennale.jp/english/2020/news/20200603/
Kyotographie (Postponed. New dates: 9/19–10/18, 2020)
https://www.kyotographie.jp/?lang=en
Tokyo Biennale (Postponed to Summer 2021)
https://tokyobiennale.jp/en/archives/news/1872
Ichihara Art x Mix (Postponed. New Dates: 3/20–5/16, 2021)
https://ichihara-artmix.jp/news/news/2020/02/28/2312
Okunoto Triennale (Postponed. New Dates: 9/4–10/24, 2021)
https://oku-noto.jp/index-en.html
Tokyo Sento Festival 2020 (Postponed. New Dates TBA.)
https://tokyosentofestival.jp
Art Sightama 2020 (Postponed. New Dates: 10/17–11/15, 2020)
https://art-sightama.jp/en/
Northern Alps Art Festival (Postponed. New Dates: 8/21–10/10, 2021)
https://shinano-omachi.jp/news/20200311_01.html
Hiroshima Triennale 2020 in Bingo (Cancelled)
https://hiroshima-triennale.com
Roppongi Art Night (Cancelled)
https://www.roppongiartnight.com/2020/
Art Fair Tokyo (Cancelled)
https://artfairtokyo.com
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