Featured Exhibitions in Ueno this week
Happening now (2)
ExhibitionUpcomingOct 24, 2026 – Feb 21, 2027
Turner from Tate: The Sublime in Painting and a Dialogue with Contemporary Art
An exhibition of Turner works from the Tate collection in the Special Exhibition Galleries of the National Museum of Western Art. Its themes are the sublime in painting and a dialogue with contemporary art.
ExhibitionNow onJul 7 – Nov 1, 2026
[Special Exhibition] Mural: Asakusa Big Parade Exhibition (Working Title)
An exhibition of the mural "Asakusa Big Parade" by Koji Kata, which once decorated the interior of a coffee shop in Nishi-Asakusa 3-chome. It presents materials on the Asakusa stars shown in the mural. Through Kata's best-known work, "Golden Bat," it also explains the culture of street kamishibai (picture-card storytelling). The museum is closed June 29 to July 6 for fumigation and exhibition changeover.