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

Sustainable Arts Foundation @SustainableArts - 2019-06-19: One of our earliest awardees, 2011’s Mary Corey March, is working on a new piece for the Museum of Contemporary Art… https://t.co/tdMkWhOwPm
ً @bboIuka - 2019-06-18: Spotted at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo for another CYAN issue that will be out next month 👀. Don't you all fee… https://t.co/zbA09nZtE0
ً @bboIuka - 2019-06-18: Spotted at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo for another CYAN issue that will be out next month 👀. Don't you all fee… https://t.co/zbA09nZtE0
Tokyo Tyrone @CharleyBravoJr - 2019-06-16: Tokyo chillin. Museum of Contemporary Art. https://t.co/EciaLHnSUN
Tokyo Tyrone @CharleyBravoJr - 2019-06-16: Tokyo chillin. Museum of Contemporary Art. https://t.co/EciaLHnSUN
Tokyo Arts and Space @tokas_en - 2019-06-14: 【Cooperation】Tokyo Contemporary Art Award 2019-2021 winner SHITAMICHI Motoyuki is participating “Who opens up the w… https://t.co/CuRAgKh8QR
ŻAK | BRANICKA @ZakBranicka - 2019-06-12: Agnieszka Polska will be part of an upcoming exhibition @Tokyo Photographic Art Museum to be opened mid-august.

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ŻAK | BRANICKA @ZakBranicka - 2019-06-12: Agnieszka Polska will be part of an upcoming exhibition @Tokyo Photographic Art Museum to be opened mid-august.… https://t.co/vbrFQrhTXc
Kristopher Matheson @krismatheson - 2019-06-06: @AlexBoyd Tokyo Photo Museum (not well known around here) Hara Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Nezu Museum - al… https://t.co/0tIqBb7q49
早稲田大学ICC @waseda_icc - 2019-06-05: Hello! Do you usually go to museums and art galleries? We are going to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (… https://t.co/HGgR8geP2y
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TimeOutTokyo @TimeOutTokyo - 2019-06-02: Our picks for the best art museums in Tokyo, from traditional Japanese paintings to Renaissance classics and contem… https://t.co/s5vMFNbvUu
L. Coues @gkrnours - 2019-06-01: @mcclure111 have you heard of the 'palais de Tokyo' which is a contemporary art museum. It was pretty wild when I visited
早稲田大学ICC @waseda_icc - 2019-05-30: 【Sign-Up Deadline: June 3 (Mon)】Visit the amazing Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT Museum) with the ICC! Get a… https://t.co/QvF7iMUvdF
Edward Schneider @TimeToCook - 2019-05-29: I'd naively assumed that Japanese rice shops that milled your rice to order were limited to fancy places in fancy n… https://t.co/DfB9P37AJf
Ireland in Japan @IrishEmbJapanEN - 2019-05-29: Exciting! Yuko Hasegawa, Artistic Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, will co-curate with Rachel Thomas of… https://t.co/MS5hY6zvqH
おゝしま @akaneko_56 - 2019-05-29: #東京都現代美術館 #清澄白河場所: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://t.co/sWcw0XmyZ4
早稲田大学ICC @waseda_icc - 2019-05-28: The ICC Art Museum Visit is back for the third time!!! This time we are going to visit the Museum of Contemporary A… https://t.co/a2l32f4wa1
Georges Berges @GeorgesBerges - 2019-05-26: The art of Japanese artist Kiichiro Adachi - his work can be found in private and public collections around the wor… https://t.co/wpUG1Q9MP6
International Association of Visual Artists. @iavaarts - 2019-05-26: The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is a contemporary art museum in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. The museum is located in … https://t.co/GR0BUwFIBU
Takuma @takuma3_ - 2019-05-26: At the museum of contemporary art tokyo a.k.a. MOT #vscocam https://t.co/SIpCbEHKHx https://t.co/ikXQgjmnk6
Laura McLeod @_LauraMcLeod - 2019-05-23: #nadegateinstantparty #artistgroup #video #installation #australiancake @NextLevelArts curatorscocktail… https://t.co/0uB6BEIEDi
Laura McLeod @_LauraMcLeod - 2019-05-23: #tadaminami #weaversofworlds @MOT_art_museum #japanesemoderncontemporaryart #tokyo @ Museum of Contemporary Art To… https://t.co/MLzOX768sN
The Japan Times: A&E @japantimes_arts - 2019-05-22: 'Abstraction: Aspects of Contemporary Art' at The National Museum of Art, Osaka https://t.co/TNXkOics5R
nadine chandrawinata @nadinelist - 2019-05-22: Out of sight, out of mind.
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nadine chandrawinata @nadinelist - 2019-05-22: Out of sight, out of mind.
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