Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

Information

It is one of the largest modern art museums in Japan with permanent collection galleries, temporary exhibitions, and an art library. The theme of the museum with its approximately 4,000 works has been the development of Japanese at since World War II. It also added artworks by major foreign artists, dozens of which are permanently exhibited as part of the MOT collection. Visitors can see modern art from an international perspective.

Opening Hours

10:00 – 18:00 *admission until 30 minutes before closing
Thursdays and Fridays: 10:00 – 20:00 *admission until 30 minutes before closing

Closed

Mondays (or the following day when it falls on a national holiday)
New Year’s holidays

Price / Entrance Fee

MOT Collection: 500 yen (General, Adult)
MOT Collection: 250 - 400 yen (Student)
MOT Collection: Admission Free (Child)

Access / Public Transport

9 minutes walk from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line (Z11)
13 minutes walk from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station on the Toei Oedo Line (E14)

Address / Location

4-1-1, Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0022

Tweets

Tokyo Weekender @Tokyo_Weekender - 2019-08-21: Experience art hands-on at this fun (for both kids and adults) exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.… https://t.co/RFPqU2fXpl
beep_R_A.K. @beep_roadrunner - 2019-08-20: Signage and Furniture Design for the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo - Schemata Architects / Jo Nagasaka… https://t.co/RUc1siXJU8
Shoop Floop🐧 @nabari101 - 2019-08-17: I'm having a really good time so far!! I wondered around Little Tokyo for a bit then went to the Museum of Contempo… https://t.co/qBUbZmYt0V
matthew waldman @matthewwaldman - 2019-08-14: MOT

The M.O.T. has one of the finest collections of contemporary Japanese art, well worth the trip. It’s also cons… https://t.co/QHvT07JAv4
matthew waldman @matthewwaldman - 2019-08-13: The M.O.T. has one of the finest collections of contemporary Japanese art, well worth the trip. It’s also consisten… https://t.co/WvaV0tku8E
幽界案内係🐍眼Qブルー @ganqblu - 2019-08-11: Today’s dream.
I was at the museum of contemporary art Tokyo and was looking at two huge sculptures. One is “crying… https://t.co/g0hHt1Eyyu
Tokyo Weekender @Tokyo_Weekender - 2019-08-10: Starting today, dive into the world of Izumi Kato at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art's latest exhibition. Fans… https://t.co/codhGsaUkx
TokyoTravelGuide @km_group_jp - 2019-08-10: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo #kmtaxi #tokyonow #tokyolife
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The Japan Times @japantimes - 2019-08-07: The JT is giving away tickets to 'Syncopation: Contemporary Encounters With the Modern Masters' at the Pola Museum… https://t.co/7KEeesUuQv
The Japan Times: A&E @japantimes_arts - 2019-08-07: 'Syncopation: Contemporary Encounters With the Modern Masters' at the Pola Museum of Art https://t.co/AlyQrzbkM8
frank verreyken @frankverreyken - 2019-08-02: Patterns in black and white by @frankverreyken - Museum of contemporary art Tokyo
Arch. TakahikoYanagisawa
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Seamas Anstruther @Anstruther140 - 2019-08-01: Five Tweets w/ visual impact via Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo @MOT_art_museum

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藤原ちから @pulfujiko - 2019-08-01: From this Saturday, the exhibition will start at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. The new version of “ENGEKI Q… https://t.co/yYiWkLzU9I
Mary Corey March @MaryCoreyMarch - 2019-07-30: The unsung heroes of the art world are the museum installation staff (curators included). The show @MOT_art_museum… https://t.co/ZuyvyrvELV
frank verreyken @frankverreyken - 2019-07-30: 2 Books by @frankverreyken - Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://t.co/HLqjVaGM21
ArtAsiaPacific @artasiapacific - 2019-07-29: DIGITAL LIBRARY | In issue 64, Kenichi Kondo reviewed Ryoji Ikeda's first major retrospective at Museum of Contempo… https://t.co/EoOcK9w1lx
Susumu Kimura @susumula - 2019-07-28: Just posted a photo @ Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://t.co/mk8tJVYsjc
TimeOutTokyo @TimeOutTokyo - 2019-07-28: Our picks for the best art museums in Tokyo, from traditional Japanese paintings to Renaissance classics and contem… https://t.co/c9NcuUOcHr
Susumu Kimura @susumula - 2019-07-27: Just posted a photo @ Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://t.co/jcN5jBOw3P
Susumu Kimura @susumula - 2019-07-27: Just posted a photo @ Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://t.co/rzPpHnQeEL
HATAGO TRAVEL @HATAGO_TRAVEL - 2019-07-26: Until October 27th at Mori Art Museum you can see the last installation of contemporary art of the artist Shiota Ch… https://t.co/t7YIHlmls6
Oliver Basciano @olibasciano - 2019-07-20: 1. MAAT, Lisbon
2. Royal Academy, London
3. MAXXI, Rome
4. Glasgow Museum of Art
5. Turner Contemporary, Margate
6.… https://t.co/VFfhbQaF2u
ABEPHOTO @abe_photo - 2019-07-19: #あそびのじかん #東京都現代美術館 #現美 #コアラマットレス #コアラ #ハンバーグ場所: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://t.co/NNcyzxthpM
ABEPHOTO @abe_photo - 2019-07-19: #現美 #コアラ #東京都現代美術館場所: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://t.co/dPyAPLqlwV
ANCX @ancxph - 2019-07-16: Pow Martinez's artful monstrosities are your guide through this staircase in France's largest contemporary and mode… https://t.co/qgfH8wwbRZ
Draw Down Books @DrawDownBooks - 2019-07-13: The Toyko Art Book Fair is this weekend! July 12 - July 15 at @MOT_art_museum (Museum of Contemporary Art #Tokyo)… https://t.co/WTsdy7LEqX
Luka @B00LUKA - 2019-07-13: This might be a blurry picture but this is me in Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo with one of the crews from Wooly… https://t.co/kfP8F7JTOY
Tokyo Weekender @Tokyo_Weekender - 2019-07-13: Have you been thinking of picking up some new reads? Head over to the Tokyo Art Book Fair this weekend at the Museu… https://t.co/vJkpbZwlzh
mark sanford gross @centralpostmark - 2019-07-13: hard to capture day 1 with travel, time changes, and opening of TABF. but here here is photo summary. we are here.… https://t.co/helZsEpArR
琉花 @B00LUKA - 2019-07-13: This might be a blurry picture but this is me in Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo with one of the crews from Wooly… https://t.co/kfP8F7JTOY