Kikuchi Keigetsu Taking a Stroll 1934 Collection of the museum
The Museum has been acquiring Kyoto modern art since its inauguration in 1933, and currently has holdings of over 3,800 artworks comprised of a core of Japanese paintings along with Western style paintings, sculpture, prints, crafts, and calligraphy.
The Museum is particularly proud of its highly regarded collection of paintings by Meiji and Showa period Kyoto artists. Introducing paintings with seasonal themes in tandem with the changing seasons, the Museum gives viewers a rich sense of the seasons in Kyoto.
Kyoto City residents: ¥520*
Non-residents: ¥730
Groups (of 20 or more): ¥620
Elementary, junior high and high school students: Free**
Non- resident elementary,
junior high and high school students: ¥300
Groups: ¥200
Children under elementary school: Free
*Admission is free for residents over 70 (with valid ID or senior boarding pass) and for those with disabilities (with valid disability certificates). Admission is ¥100 for students attending Kyoto universities registered as Kyoto City Campus Culture Partners.
** living or studying in Kyoto
Spring: Mar. 20 (Sat, public holiday) – Jun. 20 (Sun), 2021
Kikuchi Keigetsu Taking a Stroll 1934 Collection of the museum
Visitors will be able to experience expressions of spring through brilliant works such as the exquisite figurative paintings of master Kyoto artist Kikuchi Keigetsu and elegant Kyoto-ware pottery conceived by craftsman Kusube Yaichi.
Kikuchi Keigetsu Taking a Stroll 1934 Collection of the museum
Summer: Jun. 26 (Sat.) – Sep. 26 (Sun) , 2021
Nakamura Ken-ichi The Seto Inland Sea of Japan 1935 Collection of the museum
A feeling of summer in the early Showa period can be gleaned from works such as Kitano Tsunetomi Sisters of a Merchant Family, depicting a hot summer evening conversation in a garden, and Showa period oil painter Nakamura Ken-ichi’s The Seto Inland Sea of Japan.
Nakamura Ken-ichi The Seto Inland Sea of Japan 1935 Collection of the museum
Fall: Oct. 2 (Sat.) – Dec. 5 (Sun.), 2021
Asai Chu Willow Trees in Grez-sur-Loing, France 1901 Collection of the museum
Focusing on master works by leading modern Japanese oil painter and educator Asai Chu who had a great influence on the Kyoto art scene, and well-known innovative Kyoto lacquer-ware artist Okumura Kajo who incorporated Western style designs to plant and animal design motifs.
Asai Chu Willow Trees in Grez-sur-Loing, France 1901 Collection of the museum
Winter: Dec. 11 (Sat.), 2021 – Mar. 13 (Sun), 2022
Nakamura Hosei Wall Hanging of Teorinishiki (Handwoven Brocade) of Winter Peonies 1936 Collection of the museum
To give a feeling of activities from midwinter and early spring, this exhibition features works such as female painter Kitazawa Eigetsu’s Bright Kimono, depicting girls preparing their spring kimonos, and Nakamura Hosei’s humorous winter peony brocade tapestry of plants wrapped in protective covering for the winter.
Nakamura Hosei Wall Hanging of Teorinishiki (Handwoven Brocade) of Winter Peonies 1936 Collection of the museum
Taking a Stroll 1934Kikuchi Keigetsu Collection of the museum On exhibit from Mar. 20 – Jun. 20, 2021 Incense Burner with Red and White Japanese Apricot Blossom with Colored Clay Relief 1984Kusube Yaichi Collection of the museum On exhibit from Mar. 20 – Jun. 20, 2021 The Seto Inland Sea of Japan 1935Nakamura Ken-ichi Collection of the museum On exhibit from Jun. 26 – Sep. 26, 2021 Sisters of a Merchant Family 1936Kitano Tsunetomi Collection of the museum On exhibit from Jun. 26 – Sep. 26, 2021 Willow Trees in Grez-sur-Loing, France 1901Asai Chu Collection of the museum On exhibit from Oct. 2 – Dec. 5, 2021 1937">Lacquered Panels "Deer" 1937Okumura Kajo Collection of the museum On exhibit from Oct. 2 – Dec. 5, 2021 Bright Kimono (left panel) 1940Kitazawa Eigetsu Collection of the museum On exhibit from Winter: Dec. 11, 2021 – Mar. 13, 2022 Bright Kimono (right panel) 1940Kitazawa Eigetsu Collection of the museum On exhibit from Winter: Dec. 11, 2021 – Mar. 13, 2022 Nakamura HoseiWall Hanging of Teorinishiki (Handwoven Brocade) of Winter Peonies 1936 Collection of the museum On exhibit from Winter: Dec. 11, 2021 – Mar. 13, 2022
Museum Cafe
Roasted Green Tea Set ¥1050 (including tax) Photo: Maetani Kai
The menu of seasonal sweets in Cafe ENFUSE will change four times a year, along with the seasons. Also the museum shop will continue offering new confectionary selections twice a month, every month in 2021.
Roasted Green Tea Set ¥1050 (including tax) Photo: Maetani Kai
Museum Shop
August 2020 featured Japanese sweet on a motif of nihonga painter Takeuchi Seiho. It is an example of the series of sweets inspired by motifs of the museum collection.
August 2020 featured Japanese sweet on a motif of nihonga painter Takeuchi Seiho. It is an example of the series of sweets inspired by motifs of the museum collection.
