Collection Exhibitions to See This Autumn (East Japan Edition)

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This autumn, museums in East Japan host notable collection exhibitions featuring outsider art, Western-style painters, picture book originals, and more.

Summary

This article from Bijutsu Techo highlights collection exhibitions to see this autumn 2026 in East Japan. At Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, "Watashi no Tsukurikata" intersects works by artists with disabilities with the museum's collection. Hachinohe City Museum presents "Collection Lab 014: Ryoichi Okayama—Wind of Hachinohe Modern," focusing on the Western-style painter. Miyagi Museum of Art shows "Picture Book Originals: Akiko Hayashi," commemorating the 50th anniversary of "Hajimete no Otsukai" and the artist's passing. Hara Museum ARC's "Fly to the Moon" explores lunar themes from contemporary to ancient art. Other exhibitions include Hiroya Hori at Saitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Isamu Wakabayashi and Mayumi Terada at Nerima Art Museum, European works by Japanese painters at Artizon Museum, "Tokyo Puck" at Meguro Museum of Art, women artists at Yokohama Museum of Art, Polish posters at Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, and video works at Pola Museum of Art.

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Collection Exhibitions to See This Autumn (East Japan Edition)

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