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Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

Travel Guide - Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

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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 HoursOpening Hours

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

ClosedClosed

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

Price / Entrance FeePrice / Entrance Fee

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

Access / Public TransportAccess / 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 / LocationAddress / Location

  • 4-1-1, Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0022
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Tokyo Arts & Culture @Tokyo_Art_Days - 2019-04-17
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo ( @MOT_art_museum ) finally reopened!
One of the first exhibitions to commemo… https://t.co/T2yherUAoJ
Lahd Gallery @lahdgallery - 2019-04-16
The 'Weavers of Worlds: A Century of Flux in Japanese Modern/Contemporary Art' is the #artexhibition chosen to cele… https://t.co/vh2Py1AExV
Kichijojin @Level20EastGuy - 2019-04-13
Checking out the newly renovated Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Wonderful art space. https://t.co/Mw7vytyqKl
StudioOlafurEliasson @olafureliasson - 2019-04-13
Excited that our project proposal ‘Condensation pavilion’, created by Studio Other Spaces, is part of the group exh… https://t.co/v0FXHsfbZR
Ceramic Empress @kayaplin - 2019-04-12
Fantastic introduction to Tokyo @mori_art_museum with the latest In the Roppongi Crossing exhibition series 2019 Co… https://t.co/rWBpx9JLY4
Haru_S @HaruS_En - 2019-04-11
@atsuco16 Me too.😍 Visiting to '地中美術館' designed by him in Kagawa is my dream. And I want to go to Museum of contemp… https://t.co/xTvpeLmQ25
Jepang.net @jepangnet - 2019-04-10
The JT is giving away tickets to 'The Nature Rules: Dreaming of Earth Project' at the Hara Museum of Contemporary A… https://t.co/QVh8Lwoxi5
Kazu@Creative Life @stargazek - 2019-04-10
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2019, alcohol ink on paper
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INTERPRETATIONS, TOKYO
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Mary Corey March @MaryCoreyMarch - 2019-04-10
Dyeing for an upcoming installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo @MOT_art_museum https://t.co/I1v3ENFGGy
The Japan Times @japantimes - 2019-04-10
The JT is giving away tickets to 'The Nature Rules: Dreaming of Earth Project' at the Hara Museum of Contemporary A… https://t.co/tJHrLPvOva
The Japan Times: A&E @japantimes_arts - 2019-04-10
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kelenike @kelenike - 2019-04-10
• Tory Burch: The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo’s Grand Re-Opening: MOT re-opened its… https://t.co/5sLUTGxuFK
Andy Wrathall @AndyWrathall - 2019-04-09
Tokyo Art Book Fair will take place from 12-15 July 2019 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. https://t.co/RmhB9ScT6x
The impressive pieces of Music,Painting,Literature @SAsdfj505 - 2019-04-06
Apr.5th
John Lurie(1952- ) “Walk this way”
＠The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art(Jingumae, Shibuta-ku, Tokyo)
《Anc… https://t.co/EIXpBeJEVc
Belgium in Japan @BelgiumEmbJapan - 2019-04-05
We were delighted to meet Belgian #fashion designer Dries Van Noten in Tokyo last week. He led a fascinating art pr… https://t.co/tlWWrnxKkE
HYPEBEAST @HYPEBEAST - 2019-04-05
#DriesVanNoten unveiled a new three-day exhibition at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo.
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The impressive pieces of Music,Painting,Literature @SAsdfj505 - 2019-04-05
Apr.12th
John Lurie(1952- ) ‘Walk this way’
＠The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art(Jingumae, Shibuta-ku, Tokyo)
《An… https://t.co/v8vapNxEun
Danielle Demetriou @danielleinjapan - 2019-04-04
A glimpse inside the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo which has just reopened after 3 years, with updates by… https://t.co/3FVBIVJiqC
Mori Yuuki, Street Photography (by Nikon Z7) @mori_z7 - 2019-04-04
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Mori Yuuki, Street Photography (by Nikon Z7) @mori_z7 - 2019-04-04
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Mori Yuuki, Street Photography of Tokyo, Japan @mori_z7 - 2019-04-04
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Mori Yuuki, Street Photography of Tokyo, Japan @mori_z7 - 2019-04-04
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Design Anthology @DesignAnthology - 2019-04-03
ARCHITECTURE / Just last Friday, following a three-year hiatus, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo reopened, spor… https://t.co/hdbefw4wMw
Brent Van Tassel @DonBrentino - 2019-04-01
Opening exhibition #Interpretations at #Hara Museum of Contemporary Art with Belgian fashion designer… https://t.co/FQl7iX7CAU
Shogun Designs @Shogundesigns - 2019-04-01
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farfromlocal @imfarfromlocal - 2019-04-01
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InsideJapan Tours @InsideJapan - 2019-03-31
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BUTOH RESIDENCY @ZAPTNEWS - 2019-03-30
Akio Suzuki and dancer Hiromi Miyakita @miyakitahiromi performed at re-opening event at The Museum of Contemporary… https://t.co/1gfCmQ2Q91
■BUTOH RESIDENCY @ZAPTNEWS - 2019-03-30
Akio Suzuki and dancer Hiromi Miyakita @miyakitahiromi performed at re-opening event at The Museum of Contemporary… https://t.co/1gfCmQ2Q91
アートフロントギャラリー @art_front - 2019-03-30
Tadashi Kawamata, Yukihisa Isobe, Oscar Oiwa and Teppei Kaneuji have been participating in the Special Exhibition '… https://t.co/s1VzVzIITI
Japan Rail Pass @RailPass4Japan - 2019-03-29
Starting from today, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in Koto ku, Tokyo is open !
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