[November 2026] 20 Art Exhibitions to Watch in the Deepening Autumn of Art: Louvre, Orsay, Tate, The Tale of Genji, Daitoku-ji, Marie Antoinette, and More
A guide to 20 notable art exhibitions in November 2026, including the Louvre, Orsay, Tate, The Tale of Genji, Daitoku-ji, and Marie Antoinette.Summary
This article compiles 20 noteworthy art exhibitions to see in November 2026. At the National Art Center, Tokyo, the "Louvre Museum Exhibition: Renaissance" is underway, drawing attention for Leonardo da Vinci's "La Belle Ferronnière," shown in Japan for the first time. The special exhibition "The Tale of Genji: Radiance of the Court" at Kyoto National Museum runs until November 29. Tokyo National Museum's "Daitoku-ji: Peerless Zen Garden of Our Realm" marks the temple's 700th anniversary, the first Daitoku-ji exhibition in 41 years and the first in Tokyo, with the latter part of the display from November 10. The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan, holds its grand-opening special exhibition "Treasures of the Imperial Palace: Where Beauty Emerges" from November 3. "Marie Antoinette Style" at Yokohama Museum of Art closes November 23. The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum's 100th-anniversary exhibition "Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay: The Joy of Living Now" opens November 14, bringing about 110 works including Van Gogh's "Starry Night" (first in 16 years) and Millet's "The Gleaners" (first in 23 years). The Edo-Tokyo Museum opens "Maruyama Okyo: Beyond Realism, a Spatial Revolution" on November 28. Other highlights include "Sex in Living Creatures" at the National Museum of Nature and Science, "Shojo Manga Infinity" at the National Art Center, "Zen and Ghibli" Kyoto at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, the "Tate Turner" exhibition at the National Museum of Western Art, and "Himiko's Mirrors" at Kyushu National Museum.
(Source：美術展ナビ)