Winter–Spring 2024
Please contact museums before visiting, as exhibition dates, hours and admission charges may be subject to change. Some museums may be temporarily closed due to COVID-19, though may offer “virtual” visits in the meantime. Other museums may specify vaccination proof, timed admission tickets or other requirements.
UNITED STATES
Arizona • California • Colorado • Florida • Hawaii • Illinois • Indiana• Massachusetts • Minnesota • Missouri • New Jersey • New York • Ohio • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Texas • Washington • Washington, D.C.
OUTSIDE THE U.S.
Canada • Great Britain • France • Japan • Switzerland• The Netherlands
Arizona
Center for Buddhist Studies, College of Humanities
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Online exhibition
California
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College
251 E. 11th St.
Claremont, CA
(909) 607-4690
rcwg.scrippscollege.edu
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr.
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 857-6000
www.getty.edu
Online are selections from a rarely seen collection of 79 works Japanese-American Photographs, 1920–1940, recently acquired by the museum.
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Office
5700 Wilshire Blvd., #100
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 761-7510
www.jflalc.org
Japan House Los Angeles
Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Level 2 & Level 5
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(800) 516-0565
www.japanhousela.com
Pokémon x Kogei: Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft
Through January 7, 2024
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Pavilion of Japanese Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles,. CA
(323) 857-6000
www.lacma.org
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA
(626) 449-2742
pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu
Nature of the Beast: Animals in Japanese Paintings and Prints
Online exhibition
International Mingei Museum
1439 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, Ca
(619) 239-0003
www.mingei.org
Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper
Through January 7
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
(619) 232-7931
www.sdmart.org
Arts of South and Southeast Asia
On view
Art of East Asia
On view
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
200 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA
(415) 581-3500
www.asianart.org
Takashi Murakami: Unfamiliar People—Swelling of Monsterized Human Ego
Through February 12
Japanese Ink Painting
Through May 6
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main St,
Santa Ana, CA
(714) 567-3600
www.bowers.org
Beyond the Great Wave: Works by Hokusai from the British Museum
Through January 7
Colorado
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy.
Denver, CO
(720) 865-5000
www.denverartmuseum.org/en
Florida
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Road
Delray Beach, FL
(352) 392-9826
www.morikami.org
Stories on the Planet: Jewelry of Maeda Asagi
Through April 7
Also view Online Exhibitions.
Lowe Art Museum/University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive
Miami, FL
www.lowe.miami.edu
Spirits of Time: Netsuke from the Joseph and Elena Kurstin Collection
Through March 3
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, FL
(941) 359-5700
www.ringling.org/museum-art
View online the collections Highlights in Japanese Art and Circus and Spectacle in Japanese Prints.
Hawaii
Honolulu Museum of Art
900 South Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI
(808) 532-8700
honolulumuseum.org
Shining Prince: The Tale of Genji
Through April 7
The Exquisite Corpses of Takayanagi Yutaka
Through December 3
ONGOING
Illinois
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL
(312) 443-3600
www.artic.edu
Munakata Shikō and Buddhism in 20th-Century Japanese Prints
Also view highlights from its Asian Art collection online.
Wrightwood 659
659 W. Wrightwood Ave.
Chicago, IL
(773) 437-6601
wrightwood659.org/exhibitions
Tadao Ando: Spontaneous Sketches
Through January 27
Indiana
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
4000 Michigan Rd.
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 923-1331
www.imamuseum.org
Japanese and Korean Art Reinstallation
Opened October 27
People’s Choice
February 23–August 4
Massachusetts
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
(617) 369-3222
www.mfa.org
Toshiko Takaezu: Shaping Abstraction
Through September 29, 2024
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge, MA
(617) 495-9400
www.harvardartmuseums.org
Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection
Take a virtual tour of Painting Edo on Google Arts & Culture. Learn more about the exhibition in a series of videos on Vimeo.
Minnesota
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN
new.artsmia.org
Azechi Umetarō: Call of the Mountains
Through January 21
The Root Collection: Living with Japanese Ceramics
Through February 18
Chaos: Ken Matsubara’s Buddhist Masterwork
Through March 10
Missouri
Nelson-Atkins Museum
4525 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO
(816) 751-1278
www.nelson-atkins.org
New Jersey
The Newark Museum
49 Washington St.
Newark, NJ
(973) 596-6550
www.newarkmuseum.org
From Meiji to Modern: Japanese Art Goes Global
Ongoing
The Art of Japan
Ongoing
Also view the Japan Collection online.
New York
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 501-6354
www.brooklynmuseum.org
Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo
April 5–August 4
Arts of Japan Gallery
Ongoing
The gallery traces over 2,000 years of innovation in Japanese art. It is organized by thematic sections: Ancient Japan, Temple Sculpture in Wood, Tea Taste in Japanese Ceramics, Ash and Clay, Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, Lacquerware, Art of the Ainu People and Woodblock Prints. In addition to the masterworks that are on view long-term, there is a newly installed cluster of actor prints, paintings depicting The Tale of Genji, and a new case of ceramics from the 17th to late 20th century, titled “The Painterly Pot.” This NYC-ARTS video from April 30, 2020, offers some of gallery highlights, with curator Joan Cummins discussing the artwork.
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard)
Long Island City, NY
(718) 204-7088
www.noguchi.org
Asia Society
725 Park Ave.
New York, NY
(212) 288-6400
www.asiasociety.org/new-york
Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan
The Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art at Columbia University
807 Schermerhorn Hall
1190 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY
(212) 854-0523
burkecenter.columbia.edu
Japan Society Gallery
333 E. 47th St.
New York, NY
(212) 832-1155
www.japansociety.org
Out of Bounds: Japanese Women Artists in Fluxus
Through January 21
For a private tour of the exhibit on June 2, see JASA-Sponsored Events.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd St.
New York, NY
www.metmuseum.org
Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan
Through Spring 2024
Regular Japanese Gallery rotation
Ongoing
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd St.
New York, NY
www.moma.org
Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden
28 Deveau Road
North Salem, NY
(914) 669-5033
www.hammondmuseum.org
Ohio
Cincinnati Museum of Art
953 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati, OH
(513) 639-2995
www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org
The Art of Japan
Ongoing
Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH
(216) 421-7340
www.clevelandart.org
Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio
Through March 10
To the River’s South in Japanese Painting
Through June 2
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
87 N. Main St.
Oberlin, OH
(440) 775-8665
www2.oberlin.edu/amam
Inspirations: Global Dialogue Through the Arts
Through May 31
Oregon
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
University of Oregon
1430 Johnson Lane
Eugene, OR
(541) 346-3027
jsma.uoregon.edu
Woman was the Sun: Art of Japanese Women
Through August 4
Portland Art Museum
1219 S.W. Park Ave.
Portland, OR
(503) 226-2811
portlandartmuseum.org
Portland Japanese Garden
611 S.W. Kingston Ave.
Portland, OR
(503) 223-1321
japanesegarden.org
Masterpieces in Miniature: The Art of Netsuke Sculptures
Until March 4
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 763-8100
www.philamuseum.org
Through July 21
Collection Highlight: Ceremonial Teahouse
Ongoing
Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens
Lansdowne and Horticultural Drives
West Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 878-5097
japanphilly.org/shofuso
Shofuso reopened. Also catch up on recorded programs or take a Shofuso virtual tour.
Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 622-3131
carnegieart.org
Imprinting in Their Time: Japanese Printmakers, 1912–2022
Second rotation October 14, 2023–January 29, 2024; third rotation February 3–May 12, 2024
Texas
Crow Museum of Asian Art
2010 Flora St.
Dallas, TX
(214) 979-6440
crowcollection.org
Japan, Form & Function: The Montgomery Collection
Through April 14
Fierce Loyalty: A Samurai Complete
Ongoing
Dallas Museum of Art
1717 N. Harwood St.
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 922-1227
dma.org
Love Island: Japanese Weddings of the Edo Period
Through October 6
Search the museum’s Asian art collection.
Asia Society, Texas
1370 Southmore Blvd.
Houston, TX
(713) 496-9901
www.asiasociety.org/texas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Brown Gallery, Audrey Jones Beck Building
5601 Main Street
Houston TX 77006
www.mfah.org
San Antonio Museum of Art
200 W. Jones
San Antonio, TX
(210) 978-8100
www.samuseum.org
Samurai Spirit: Weapons, Accessories, and Paintings
Through January 26
Also explore ithe museum’s Asian Art collection online.
Washington
Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Ave.
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 654-3100
seattleartmuseum.org
Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence
Through January 21
Volunteer Park
1400 East Prospect St.
Seattle, WA
(206) 654-3210
Deities and Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art
Ongoing
Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Asian Art
1050 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC
https://asia.si.edu
(202) 633-1000
Rinpa Screens
Through January 28
Meeting Tessai: Modern Japanese Art from the Cowles Collection
Through February 18
Words of Wisdom: Buddhist Calligraphy from Japan
Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints
Through March 10
OUTSIDE THE U.S.
Canada • Great Britain • Japan • The Netherlands
Canada
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380, Sherbrooke St. O,
Montreal, Quebec,
(514) 285-2000
www.mbam.qc.ca/en
Great Britain
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London, England
www.britishmuseum.org
Liverpool World Museum
William Brown St.
Liverpool L3 8EN
+44 151 478 4393
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Japanese woodblocks prints collection
Ongoing
Drawing on Nature: Taki Katei’s Japan
Ongoing online
Explore the first-ever exhibition of Taki Katei’s work outside Japan in a virtual tour.
France
Guimet Museum
6, Place d’Ilena
Paris
https://www.guimet.fr
Japan
Museums in Japan tend to have exhibitions for 4 to 6 weeks. Additional museums and information can be found at www.japan-guide.com/e/e2428.html. Please use the following web addresses for current exhibit information of these listed museums
Chiba City Museum of Art
3-10-8, Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba
www.ccma-net.jp/english
Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
1 Nishiyozan, Moriai, Fukushima City 960-8003
art-museum.fcs.ed.jp/English
Okada Museum of Art
93-1 Kowakudani, Hakone-machi
Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa
+81-460-87-3931
www.okada-museum.com/en/
Gold Screens Festival: Welcom to the World of the Gold
Through June 2
Menard Art Museum
5-250 Komaki, Komaki City, Aichi
museum.menard.co.jp/english/index.html
Kyoto National Museum
527 Chayacho, Higashiyama Ward
www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/index.html
Museum of Kyoto
Sanjo-Takakura
Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
www.bunpaku.or.jp/info_english.html
National Museum of Modern Art
Okazaki Enshoji-cho
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
www.momak.go.jp/English
Miho Museum
300 Momodani, Tashiro Shigaraki Koka,
Shiga 529-1814
www.miho.jp/en
Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Marunouchi
9th Floor, Teigeki Bldg., 3-1-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
www.idemitsu.com/museum/honkan/exhibition/index.html
Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Moji
2-3, Higashi-minatomachi, Moji-ku,
Kitakyūshū-shi, Tokyo 130-0015
03-3626-9974
www.idemitsu.com/museum/moji/exhibition/index.html
Matsuoka Museum of Art
5-12-6, Shirokanedai
Minatoku, Tokyo 108-0071
03-5449-0251
www.matsuoka-museum.jp/english
Musée Tomo
The Kikuchi Collection (modern Japanese ceramics)
4-1-35 Toranomon, Minato-ku (Nishikubo Building, behind the Hotel Ōkura)
Tokyo 105-0001
In Japanese only: www.musee-tomo.or.jp
General information in English: www.musee-tomo.or.jp/info_english.html
Ōta Memorial Museum of Art
1-10-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo, Japan 150-0001
03-3403-0880
www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp
Suntory Museum of Art
Tokyo Midtown Gardenside
9-7-4 Akasaka Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan 107-8643
03-3403-0880
www.suntory.com/sma
Art of Oda Urakusai, Samurai Tea Master
January 31–March 24
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Ueno Park
8-36 Uenokoen
Tokyo 110-0007, Japan
www.tobikan.jp/en/
Tokyo National Museum
13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku
Tokyo, Japan 110-8712
www.tnm.jp
The TNM Collection
Prints rotated monthly
List of woodblock prints on display.
Yamatane Museum
KS Bldg.1F, 2 Sambancho Chiyodaku
Tokyo, Japan 102-0075
81+3-5777-8600
www.yamatane-museum.jp/english
The Netherlands
Japanmuseum SieboldHuis
Rapenburg 19
2311 GE Leiden, The Netherlands
+31(0)71-5125539
www.sieboldhuis.org/en/exhibitions/
Japan on a Glass Plate: 19th-Century Photographs from the Kurokawa Collection
Through March 3
ONLINE EXHIBITS
Mary Griggs Burke Collection
www.burkecollection.org
The collection was dispersed in late 2014 and early 2015 among The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. The website, sponsored by the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation and a companion to the two-volume book Art Through a Lifetime: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection, includes high-resolution images of objects and a search engine for locating objects by keyword, medium, format and current owner.
Yashiro and Berenson: Art History Between Japan and Italy
yashiro.itatti.harvard.edu
The Harvard’s Villa I Tatti website includes five scholarly essays, images, letters, translations of four chapters of Yashiro’s autobiography, and much more.