The National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo

Exhibition starts on the 4F & you walk down each level to see the arts in this modern minimalist building. 3F traditional Japanese art hall, alone is worth the visit, especially this piece by 松林桂月 Matsubayashi Keigetsu is stunning! It immediately caught my eyes amongst all the art pieces in the room, highly recommend to view it up close in person, the shadowy contrast & blurring effects, the techniques applied of drawing the lines… amazing! Looking afar, it’s like a refined HQ photo print, but up close, it’s done in traditional black ink only by hand. WOW 😍

Good collection at the Momat for just 500 yen admission. If you want exhibitions you pay extra admission. Depends on the exhibition if you are interested. Standard collection interesting but have been to more exciting Moma's

Had a really good time here. Went to the general exhibition which was I think 500 yen and spent several hours going through it. Amazing value! Even for to see a piece from Picasso and Pollock.

Small museum, but reasonable price and variety of art. My favorite room is the Nihonga gallery which has a lovely atmosphere.

We visited the permanent collection only (¥500 adult, ¥0 70 and over), and was pretty impressed with the display. Of note was the smart interps on level 4, where additional notes or items were added to each an artwork (see pictures). Sadly this wasn’t continued through the other floors of the museum. It would be awesome it is was.

I think unless you have a particular interest in the photographic work of Nakahira Takuma (Special Exhibition) you are better off saving your money (1500¥) and going to the General Exhibition instead; it's much cheaper, bigger (occupying three floors) and covers a broad range of both japanese art, and artists. Alot of the black & white photos in the Special Exhibition were not very clear as though they'd been photocopied several times.

Adult admission ticket is 500JPY. Children are free of charge. There is a restaurant inside the museum but requires a reservation. You can find something to eat at “the palace side building” nearby where you are.

We visited an exhibition of Shiko Munakata and it was such a pleasure. We never heard of this artist before and so we totally discovered his live path, art career and personality through exhibition. It was very well done with a lot of English translation included. Museum is huge and worth to visit for sure.

Moderately small sized 4 floor high museum featuring random historic art and modern art. It is one of the cheapest museum at 500 yen, recommend checking it out especially on a rainy day. They also have A separate special exhibition on the first floor that you have to pay a little bit more to see. Roughly can spend an hour here. Make sure to check out the small museum store, which is located on the outside of the entrance. The postcards are awesome and they're only ¥100.

During my recent visit to Tokyo, the favorite museum I visited was The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. MOMAT. It is located very close to the Imperial Palace in the Chiyoda area. Again, I regretted never visiting previously. When I arrived, I decided to just look at the permanent exhibit. MOMAT has Masterpieces going back as far as the 19th Century. However, my interest was more focused on the Contemporary art. I had no idea what the special exhibit was, but I had enjoyed the regular exhibit and decided I wanted to see more of the artwork. It was the smartest move I made while visiting museums in Tokyo. The exhibit featured Shinro Ohtake, a Japanese artist with a very eclectic sense of modern art. It was both unique and fascinating and I spent hours looking at the details of his work. These snapshots do not reveal the intricacy of his work, but if you see an exhibit by Ohtake, I highly recommend it. I had never heard of Ohtake before, but I was mesmerized by the unusual contemporary works he produced. He created a room which looked in total disarray and I had to imagine it reflected his studio and the way his mind worked. In addition to his unique wall art, he had decorated a camper with his very eccentric design. I was intrigued by the amount of time it must take him to produce all his works. There was one long room of his notebooks with creative collage works from his travels and everyday life. Really a fascinating exhibit and I felt so lucky to be exposed to such a unique collection of highly contemporary art! I had spent so much time at MOMAT, I hardly had time to do anything else that day! Here's a little snippet from the MOMAT website on Ohtake: "The long-awaited exhibition presents under seven themes about 500 items including works shown at international exhibitions and is held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo that will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2022. The artist utilizes every material, every image, and every method. While tracing his career that he has maintained for nearly a half century under a theme he calls "what's already there," this show presents his works, without sticking to chronology, in a way that enables viewers to be immersed in the world of his art, to offer an opportunity to travel inside his strikingly individual brain that keeps running."

I loved this museum! The collection is quite small, but the quality seems extremely high. The explanations that come along with the paintings and other pieces were exceptionally helpful. The curators obviously have a great sense of humor, and the building was designed to be easy to navigate. There are plenty of places to stop for a few minutes if you become museum-weary. Don't overlook the gift shop, which is at ground level and has its own entrance across from the main museum building.

Great museum with an awesome collection of modern Japanese artists (1900-2000). Though On the 4th floor they have one room featuring several foreign artists like Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, & Henri Matisse. Still the greatness of this place comes from the display of the local talent pre and post war using modern and traditional methods. The exhibits are mostly paintings but there are a handful of sculptures, photography, and video displays. The price is a steal costing only 500yen for adults and 250yen for students. Only a 5-8minute walk from Takebashi station it is convenient to get to and close to several other tourist attractions so this can be just another stop on your site seeing adventure.

Excellent permanent collection, with emphasis on Japanese modern art. Paintings, prints, sculpture, etc. from around 1910 onward. Especially enjoyed the prints from the 1930s & 1940s. Various special exhibits are shown, some included with "permanent collection" admission and some requiring the higher priced ticket. The special exhibit (Jan 2016) of Japan tourism items (posters, brochures, etc.) from the 1920s & 1930s was really excellent - especially nice was seeing two posters shown that are identical to original Japan travel posters in my personal collection!

Went to this museum with my family and we all had a great experiance of fantasic art. Must see while you are in Tokyo.

Not too much art, some of it was good, but for a 'national' museum, i expected a LOT more.

this place is sick. I saw the "Color" special exhibition and it was very pleasing. Love the aesthetics. ** Better for true art museum lovers