【2026 GW】30 Recommended Exhibitions in Tokyo! Monet, Wyeth, YBA, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Sunday Art Museum, and more

Tokyo Art Beat
This article highlights 30 must-see art exhibitions across Tokyo for the 2026 Golden Week holiday, categorized by region and genre.

Summary

This guide provides a curated list of notable exhibitions taking place in Tokyo's museums and galleries during the 2026 Golden Week holiday. Covering diverse genres such as Western art, Japanese art, contemporary art, design, and fashion, the article features major events including the Andrew Wyeth exhibition, the Claude Monet retrospective, and the YBA (Young British Artists) showcase. It serves as a comprehensive resource for planning an art-filled holiday, offering details on venues, schedules, and exhibition highlights.

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Series Rika Nakashima New Book of the Dead Part Three

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Opening Special Exhibition "Jakuchu, Rinpa, Kyoto Art – The Sparkling Hosomi Collection" at Kyushu National Museum in Fukuoka Until June 14, Showcasing 110 Treasures Called "Textbook of Japanese Art"

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Natsumi Oozawa | Museum Goods Walk 11 — The Different “Souvenir” and “Museum Goods”: From a Tourism Studies Perspective

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Contemporary Artist Hiroshi Sugimoto Donates Photographic Byobu to Kasuga Taisha in Nara

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Aichi: Doma – Creating, Using, Rediscovering

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Osaka: Let Us Disappear in the Amazing Room — Morimura Yasuaki, Yanobe Kenji, Yanagi Miwa — Related Events

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Art Exhibitions Opening on April 18: Kitano Tenjin, Toyotomi Brothers, Hokusai & Hiroshige Shows, etc.

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Interview with Takehiro Iikawa: Resisting Speed to Create 'Space'. The Confusion and Ambiguous Time Born Within (Interviewer: Miyuki Tanaka)

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Benesse House Museum and Park to Feature New Exhibitions; "Hiroshi Sugimoto Gallery: Time Reflected" to Undergo Partial Renewal

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A cafe where you can experience the historical texture of the Important Cultural Property Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building. "TOKYO STATION CAFE -THE NORTH DOME-" opens in the North Dome.

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Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition: Yoshie Matsunoki from Tono City, Iwate Prefecture, Wins the Contemporary Crafts Award

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Sachiko Katō | From Preconception Care to Slime Mold: On Satoko Ichihara's 'The Slime Mold Passed Over the Meat'

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Chantana Tiprachart Wins the Han Nefkens Foundation Southeast Asian Video Art Production Grant

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“Family Space” for Preschoolers and Parents Opens at the Tokyo National Museum, Featuring Baby Care Rooms for Nursing and Diaper Changing

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Large-scale retrospective of Mako Idemitsu, a pioneer of Japanese video art, to be held

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In the Interlude and Transition: A Review of the "Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026" (Review by Yuko Hasegawa)

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Scenery from inside the Iida City Museum of Art

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Iida City Library and Art Museum introduce "Children's Time" to make facilities more accessible for parents and children

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Why Jeff Koons Continues to Love "Kitsch"

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Marimekko Exhibition “The Power of Patterns” to be Held Nationwide Including Kyoto and Tokyo, Showcasing About 70 Dresses and Behind-the-Scenes of Creation

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Screened for only 3 minutes at midnight on over 96 screens. Tomokazu Matsuyama's "Morning Again" is currently being shown in NY Times Square.

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[Ishikawa] "Are you on the road?" Related Event: Reading, Printing, and Selling the Road! A Grand Gathering from Local Books to ZINEs

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Nodoka Odawara and Yuri Yamada selected as first fellows for the NCAR × AWARE Women Artists Research Fellowship

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Masashi Asada x Osaka Prefecture 20th Century Art Collection Exhibition: Stories Only Families of Painters Know – artscape

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Report on the Opening of "Tameshite, Miru Ten" (Shiga Prefectural Museum of Art): Proposing New Appreciation Experiences through 10 "Tries"

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"Swedish Tableware: Life with Gustavsberg" exhibition opens at Shizuoka City Museum of Art, featuring four designers including Lisa Larson.

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Collection Exhibition "A Way to Walk through Asian Art: East Asia Edition - A Journey Through Proximity and Difference" @ Fukuoka Asian Art Museum

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Nagano Prefecture 150th Anniversary / 5th Anniversary of Re-opening 'Re-organizing – The Present of the NAM Collection' @ Nagano Prefectural Art Museum

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All Monet Works at Hakone's Pola Museum to be Exhibited: "New Eyes — Monet and 21st Century Art" Opens This Summer, Dialoguing with 18 Contemporary Artists

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[Museum Goods] 6 Recommended Goods Found at the Exhibition "Karl Walser: The Unconventional Swiss Painter" (Tokyo Station Gallery)

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Connecting animals, humans, nature, and history: A report on the highlights of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum's 2026 architectural exhibition, "Animals in the Asaka Residence"

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Mito Arts Tower to Launch Joint "Kodomo Geijutsukan" for Music, Theater, and Art; Logo Created (Ibaraki Shimbun Cross Eye)

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Do Museums 'Let Go' of Their Collections? The Reality of Overcrowded Storage and the Unchanging Principles

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Deep Dive into Hiroshige's Landscapes via the Shin Uchiyama Collection: Special Exhibition "Utagawa Hiroshige: Edo's Best Angles" to be Held at Tokyo National Museum

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Yayoi Kusama's stone sculpture exhibition begins at The Hakone Open-Air Museum, alongside a white balloon installation indoors

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Taro Izumi Screening | Space & Cafe Pole Pole-za, Tokyo

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“I want to pass down Kumamoto's fine arts and art to the future” Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art 50th Anniversary Ceremony (RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting)

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Kana Uo | Do You Know? The Remarkable Versatility of Tomoyuki Washio

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“Kusama’s Pop” (Yayoi Kusama Museum) Opening Report: Rethinking Yayoi Kusama’s “Pop” | Image Gallery 2 / 9

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“teamLab Yoro Valley” Opening Report: A New Spring Night Experience Where Ancient Terrain and Modern Expression Resonate