Summer Night Museum returns this year. Six Tokyo Metropolitan museums, museums, and galleries will be open late every Friday.
Summer Night Museum returns this year, with six Tokyo Metropolitan museums, museums, and galleries open late every Friday.Summary
The "Summer Night Museum" event is returning this year. The participating facilities include the Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, and Tokyo Shibuya Park Gallery. The event is scheduled for every Friday from August 6 to 28. The initiative aims to provide opportunities for young people and working adults to easily engage with art and culture during the summer evenings. Each facility will extend its opening hours, allowing visitors to view exhibitions until 9:00 PM. For example, the Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum will be open until 9:00 PM for its permanent exhibitions, as well as special exhibitions like "Western-style House: Dreams of Meiji and the Peach War" and the "Idemitsu Museum of Arts Collection." The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will extend its hours until 8:00 PM for special exhibitions commemorating its 100th anniversary. The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum will be open until 9:00 PM for the "Lucie Lee Exhibition: Elegant Wares Connecting East and West" and garden access. The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, which holds the event every Thursday and Friday, will be open until 9:00 PM on Fridays from August 6 to 28. The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art will be open until 9:00 PM on August 7 and 14 for its collection exhibition. The Tokyo Shibuya Park Gallery will be open until 9:00 PM on Fridays for the exhibition "Listening to the Voice of the Heart: How to Live." As daytime temperatures are high, this event offers a chance to leisurely tour exhibitions during the relatively cool evenings.
(Source：美術手帖)