Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art

The Museum opened in 1933 as the Kyoto Enthronement Memorial Museum of Art in Kyoto’s Okazaki district, itself an expression of the city’s modern trends at the time. The establishment of the Museum owes much to the generous support of many local citizens. It was renamed the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art after World War II. As Japan’s oldest public art museum that is housed in its original architecture, its classical visage standing against the backdrop of Higashiyama has been highly appreciated for 85 years. The innovative concepts of two leading Japanese architects, Aoki Jun and Nishizawa Tezzo, for the Museum renewal project introduced new designs while preserving original elements, thus allowing for a fusion of old and new to create a fresh image for the Museum. We invite you to enjoy the new Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art.

YBA & BEYOND: British Art in the 90s from the Tate Collection

• Tate Presents the Ultimate “UK 90’s” Experience Tate’s own take on the YBAs and the wider story of 1990s British art.
• A Star-Studded Line-Up of Legends Damien Hirst, Lubaina Himid, Tracey Emin, Wolfgang Tillmans, Julian Opie and many more – works by artists who made their mark on global art history.
• Art × Music × Subculture × Fashion — the vibrant spirit of UK culture’s golden age.

2026 Summer Collection Room Special Display: The Poetic Painter — Shiokawa Bunrin and Nihonga in Modern Kyoto

The Museum Collection currently consists of approximately 4,500 works of Kyoto modern art comprising Japanese paintings, Western-style paintings, sculpture, prints, crafts, and calligraphy. In particular, the Collection includes masterpieces representative of Japanese painting made by Kyoto artists between the Meiji and Showa periods, making it one of the leading collections of such works in Japan.

This special display introduces the works of Shiokawa Bunrin, an important figure in modern Kyoto painting. In addition, by incorporating works from artists of Bunrin’s era and subsequent generations, the exhibition offers a renewed look at the development of modern Kyoto nihonga centered around Bunrin.