Exhibitions

Museum Collection Exhibition Cutting a Valiant Figure Weapons and Armor in the Nezu Museum Collection

Saturday, February 14 – Sunday, March 29, 2026

Museum Collection Exhibition Ayanishiki Textile Beauty Appreciated in Nishijin

Saturday, December 20, 2025 - Sunday, February 1, 2026

Special Exhibition for the 1200th Birthday of Ariwara no Narihira The Tales of Ise Courtly Love and Poems Reflected in the Arts

Saturday, November 1 – Sunday, December 7, 2025

Museum Collection Exhibition
Yakishime Ceramics

Saturday, September 13 – Sunday, October 19, 2025

Museum Collection Exhibition
Kara-e Chinese Paintings and Medieval Japanese Ink-Wash Paintings

Saturday, July 19－Sunday, August 24, 2025

Museum Collection Exhibition
Introduction to Traditional Art Sutra Copies and Calligraphy by Zen Priests

Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, July 6, 2025

Special Exhibition Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Founding the Nezu Museum
The Kōrin, Ōkyo, and Kiitsu Trio Masterpieces of Screen Painting

Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, May 11, 2025

Special Exhibition
The Way of Tea in Katagiri Sekishū Style An Authentic Samurai Tradition

Saturday, February 22 – Sunday, March 30, 2025

Museum Collection Exhibition
Shared Beauty Detached Segments of Ancient Japanese Calligraphy

Saturday, December 21, 2024 – Sunday, February 9, 2025

Special Exhibition Commemorating Designation as an Important Cultural Property
The Medicine Chest with Herb Design by Iizuka Tōyō I

Saturday, November 2 – Sunday, December 8, 2024

Museum Collection Exhibition
The Aesthetics of Summer and Autumn Masterpieces by Suzuki Kiitsu and the Inen Seal Painter

Saturday, September 14 – Sunday, October 20, 2024

Museum Collection Exhibition
Beautiful Buddhas: Masterpieces of Buddhist Painting from the Nezu Collection

Saturday, July 27 - Sunday, August 25, 2024

Museum Collection Exhibition
Traditional Art with Counting Songs
Works with Numbers in their Titles

Saturday, June 1 – Monday, July 15, 2024

Special Exhibit
The Irises Screens, National Treasure
Japanese Art and Design

Saturday, April 13 – Sunday, May 12, 2024

Museum Collection Exhibition
Enchanting Korean Ceramics

Special Exhibit The Mystery of Okugōrai Tea Bowls

Saturday, Feburary 10, 2024 – Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Museum Collection Exhibition
Embroidery and Weaving The Gorgeous World of Japanese Textiles

Saturday, December 16, 2023 – Sunday, January 28, 2024

Special Exhibition
Masterpieces of Northern Song Painting and Calligraphy

Friday, November 3 - Sunday, December 3, 2023

Museum Collection Exhibition
Armor, Swords, and Sword Fittings A Mitsumura Collection Digest

Saturday, September 2－Sunday, October 15, 2024

Museum Collection Exhibition
Japanese Narrative Paintings

Saturday, July 15 – Sunday, August 20, 2023

Museum Collection Exhibition
Bodhisattva of Salvation The Art of Jizō

Saturday, May 27 – Sunday, July 2, 2023

Special Exhibition
Irises Screens The Age of Kōrin, 1658-1716

Saturday, April 15 – Sunday, May 14, 2023

Museum Collection Exhibition
The Wonders of Buddhist Ritual Implements

Saturday, Feburary 18 – Friday, March 31, 2023

Museum Collection Exhibition
The Art of Cultural Amusement

Saturday, December 17, 2022 – Sunday, Feburary 5, 2023

Special Exhibition
Fusuma Paintings in the Shoguns’ Residence Muromachi Splendor Seen Through Folding Screens

Thursday, November 3 – Sunday, December 4, 2022

Museum Collection Exhibition
Simply Maki-e: Showcasing Lacquerware from the Nezu Collection

Saturday, September 10 – Sunday, October 16, 2022

Museum Collection Exhibition
Can’t Read It, but I Like It! Calligraphy in the Nezu Collection

Saturday, July 16 – Sunday, August 21, 2022

Museum Collection Exhibition
Amida Nyorai Yearning for the Pure Land

Saturday, May 28 - Sunday, July 3, 2022

Special Exhibition
A Tea Gathering with the Irises Screens An Assemblage from May, 1937

Saturday, April 16 - Sunday, May 15, 2022

Museum Collection Exhibition
Power of Form Captivating Material

Saturday, February 26 – Thursday, March 31, 2022

Museum Collection Exhibition
Power of Pattern Hand in Hand with Technique

Saturday, January 8 – Sunday, February 13, 2022

Special Exhibition Commemorating Designation as an Important Cultural Property
Suzuki Kiitsu's Mountain Streams in Summer and Autumn

Wednesday, November 3 -　Sunday, December 19, 2021

Museum Collection Exhibition
Introduction to Traditional Art People in Painting

Saturday, September 11 -　Sunday, October 17, 2021

Museum Collection Exhibition
Cherishing Flowers, Yearning for the Moon 【ENDED】 Nature and Beauty in Japan

Thursday, July 22 -　Sunday, August 22, 2021

Museum Collection Exhibition
Tea Containers and Tea Bowls Through the Eyes of a Connoisseur

Tuseday, Jun 1 – Sunday, July 11, 2021 ＊The opening date is changed.

Special Exhibition Celebrating the Museum's 80th Anniversary
The National Treasure Irises Screens 【ENDED】 The Allure of Color

Saturday, April 17 – Sunday, May 16, 2021

Museum Collection Exhibition
Kanō School and Tosa School The World of Official Painters

Thursday, February 25 - Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Museum Collection Exhibition
Radiant Raden

Saturday, January 9 - Sunday, February 14、2021

Special Exhibition Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nezu Museum
National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in the Nezu Collection

Saturday, November 14 - Sunday, December 20, 2020

Museum Collection Exhibition
Adventureｓ in Monochrome Early Modern Japanese Ink-Wash and Brush-Line Painting

Saturday, September 19 -　Tuesday, November　3、2020

Museum Collection Exhibition "Cherishing Flowers, Yearning for the Moon: Nature and Beauty in Japan" is cancelled to prevent further expansion of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Museum Collection Exhibition
Cherishing Flowers, Yearning for the Moon Nature and Beauty in Japan

Thursday, July 23 -　Sunday, September　6、2020

Museum Collection Exhibition "Tea Containers and Tea Bowls: Through the Eyes of a Connoisseur" is cancelled to prevent further expansion of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Museum Collection Exhibition
Tea Containers and Tea Bowls Through the Eyes of a Connoisseur

Satuaday, May 30 -　Sunday, July　12、2020

Special Exhibition "The National Treasure Irises Screens: The Allure of Color" is cancelled to prevent further expansion of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Special Exhibition
The National Treasure Irises Screens The Allure of Color

Saturday, April 18 – Sunday, May 17, 2020

Special Exhibition "Splendid Hina Dolls from the Toraya Collection" is closed to prevent further expansion of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Special Exhibition
Splendid Hina Dolls from the Toraya Collection

Saturday, February 22 -　Sunday, March　29、2020

Museum Collection Exhibition
Paintings Created as Sets

Thursday, January 9 -　Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Special Exhibition
The Tea Ceremony in Edo Commemorating the Tricentennial of the Birth of Kawakami Fuhaku

Saturday, November 16 -　Monday, December 23, 2019

Museum Collection Exhibition Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Museum’s Renewal
Beautiful Lives Birds and Flowers in Japanese and East Asian Art

Saturday, September 7 -　Monday, November 4, 2019

Museum Collection Exhibition
Merciful Bodhisattvas, Terrifying Deities

Thursday, July 25 -　Sunday, August 25, 2019

Museum Collection Exhibition
Introduction to Traditional Art The Subjects of Paintings

Saturday, May 25 -　Sunday, July 7, 2019

Special Exhibition
Ogata Kōrin's Irises> Felicitations in Edo-period Paintings

Saturday, April 13 -　Sunday, May 12, 2019

Museum Collection Exhibition
Floral Beauty in Buddhist Art

Thursday, February 28 -　Sunday, March 31, 2019

Museum Collection Exhibition
A Tale of Expelling the Demon: The Shutendōji Picture Scroll

Thursday, January 10 - Sunday, February 17, 2019

Special Exhibition
Momoyama Tea Utensils: Ａ New View

Saturday, October 20 - Sunday, December 16, 2018

Museum Collection Exhibition
Zen and the Art of Cultural Exchange: An Invitation to Calligraphy and Ink Painting

Saturday, September 1 - Monday, October 8, 2018

Museum Collection Exhibition
Introduction to Traditional Art:
Lacquer Techniques and Designs

Thursday, May 24 - Sunday, July 8, 2018

Special Exhibition
Kōrin and Kenzan: Brother Artists, Resonating Aesthetics

Saturday, April 14 - Sunday, May 13, 2018

Museum Collection Exhibition
A Bouquet of Incense Containers

Thursday, February 22 - Saturday, March 31, 2018

Museum Collection Exhibition
Ink and Gold: Paintings of the Kanō School

Wednesday, January 10 - Monday, February 12, 2018

Special Exhibition
Pinnacle of Elegance: Sword Fittings of the Mitsumura Collection

Friday, November 3 – Sunday, December 17, 2017

Museum Collection Exhibition
Supporting the Buddhist Image: Lotus Flower, Sacred Beast, Deva and Demon

Thursday, September 14th- Sunday, October 22th, 2017

Museum Collection Exhibition
Introduction to Ceramics: Dishes and Plates, Large and Small

Thursday, July 13th- Sunday, September 3rd, 2017

Museum Collection Exhibition
Technique and Expression in Japanese Traditional Art: Decorated Paper

Thursday, May 25th- Sunday, July 2nd, 2017

Special Exhibition
Irises and Mountain Stream in Summer and Autumn

Wednesday, April 12th- Sunday, May 14th, 2017

Special Exhibition
The Fragrant Sublime: Koryŏ Buddhist Paintings

Saturday, March 4th- Friday, March 31st, 2017

Museum Collection Exhibition
Sometsuke: Celebrating Four Centuries of Japanese Porcelain

Saturday, January 7th- Sunday, February 19th, 2017

Special Exhibition Celebrating the Museum’s 75th Anniversary
Maruyama Ōkyo: Opening up New Terrain in Japanese Painting

November 3, Thursday- December 18, Sunday, 2016

Museum Collection Exhibition
Introduction to Chinese Ceramics

September 15, Thursday- October 23, Sunday, 2016

Museum Collection Exhibition
Technique and Expression in Traditional Japanese Painting

July 23, Saturday- September 4, Sunday, 2016

Museum Collection Exhibition
Bewitching Mirrors: Ancient Mirrors from the Murakami Collection

Special Exhibit The Brilliant Artist Sesshū in His Youth: Japan Premiere of Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangtze on a Reed

May 26, Tuesday- July 10, Sunday, 2016

Special Exhibition
National Treasure Irises Screens: A Legacy of Poetic Allusion

April 13, Wednesday- May 15, Sunday, 2016

Museum Collection Exhibition
Buddhist Teachings, for All Eternity: Masterpieces of Sacred Paintings

February 27, Saturday- March 31, Thursday, 2016

Museum Collection Exhibition
Pine, Bamboo, and Plum: Auspicious Designs in Celebration of the New Year

January 9, Saturday- February 14, Sunday, 2016

Museum Collection Exhibition
Pictured Tales: From Courtly Narratives to Medieval Short Stories

November 14, Saturday- December 23, Wednesday, 2015

Special Exhibition Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nezu Museum
Preserving Heritage: The Nezu Collection

September 19, Saturday- November 3, Tuesday, 2015