[Tokyo] Art Week Tokyo 2026

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Art Week Tokyo 2026 runs November 4–8, with a record 56 participating museums and galleries hosting exhibitions and special programs across Tokyo.

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Art Week Tokyo 2026 is being held from November 4 to 8, 2026, across museums and galleries in Tokyo. The annual event, which has no single main venue, invites visitors to freely explore contemporary art exhibitions and programs throughout the city. This year a record 56 institutions are participating, including Artizon Museum, Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum, the National Art Center Tokyo, Shiseido Gallery, Chanel Nexus Hall, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, the National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Pola Museum Annex, Mori Art Museum, and Watari Museum of Contemporary Art. Programs include the special exhibition series “AWT FOCUS,” curated in collaboration with Vienna-based gallery festival Curated by; the video program “AWT VIDEO,” supervised by X Zhu-Nowell under the theme “Travel Guide for You” with works by ten artists; “AWT TALKS” with museum directors, curators, and researchers; and the pop-up bar “AWT BAR,” designed by architect Kae Ito. A free shuttle bus, “AWT BUS,” connects participating venues from November 6 to 8.

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