Exhibition Highlights

Founded in London, England in 1753, the British Museum is one of the world's great museums. Its collection of Japanese art is said to be one of the most comprehensive outside of Japan in quality as well as quantity. People’s enduring fascination with the culture of Japan, a foreign land far beyond the seas, has been the force driving the collection’s expansion since the late 19th century, when Japonisme became a craze. Connections built by collectors and curators that reached across borders and decades have been passed down to this day.
This exhibition will showcase selected masterpieces from the British Museum’s some 40,000-piece Japanese collection with a focus on Edo-period paintings on folding screens (byobu), hanging scrolls (kakejiku), and handscrolls (emaki), as well as prints by eight renowned ukiyo-e artists including Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, and Hiroshige. By also shedding light on recent research findings and the collection’s history, the exhibition will trace the British Museum’s role at the forefront of the collection, research, and conservation of Japanese art. It will, in this way, present opportunities to look back on the history of international cultural exchange and, at the same time, open a new dialogue between we who live today and Japanese art masterpieces in the care of the British Museum.

Exhibition overview

  • TITLE
    100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
    Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum
  • Period
    July25(Sat)–October18(Sun),2026
  • Venue
  • Closed
    Mondays,October13,(Open the Mondays of Aug.10,Sep.21,Oct.12)
  • Hours
    9:30–17:30(Last admission 17:00),Fridays 9:30–20:00(Last admission 19:30)
  • Organized by
    Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, The British Museum, The Asahi Shimbun, NHK, NHK Promotions Inc.,
  • Supported by
    International UKIYO-E Society, British Council
  • Sponsored by
    SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, MITSUMURA PRINTING Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Realty & Development, TAKENAKA CORPORATION
  • In Cooperation with
    JAPAN AIRLINES

Addmission fees(Tax included)

Advance Ticket
Until July24(Fri.) 		Same-day Ticket
From July25(Sat.)
General 2,100yen 2,300yen
College students 1,100yen 1,300yen
Seniors 65+ 1,400yen 1,600yen
  • Visitors 18 years old or younger and students of high-school grade or lower will be admitted free.
  • College students and vocational school students will be admitted free weekdays for a limited period from July 28th(Tue)–August 7th(Fri).
  • The 3rd Saturday and the following Sunday of every month are family friendship days. So parents (up to 2 residents living in Tokyo) with children under the age of 18 are half the price of the general regular fee(please show the one that shows the address.) Only available at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum ticket counter.
  • Admission free for visitors (and one accompanying person) with a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate or Atomic Bomb Survivorʼs Certificate.
  • Visitors 18 and younger, High-school and College students, seniors 65 and older, and visitors with certificates are asked to show identification.

Resale of admission tickets for this exhibition is strictly prohibited. The museum accepts no responsibility for any inconvenience or loss caused by the illegal resale of tickets.

  • 展覧会名称

    東京都美術館開館100周年記念　大英博物館日本美術コレクション　百花繚乱〜海を越えた江戸絵画

    100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum

  • 会期
  • 会期
    2026年10月31日（土）～2027年1月31日（日）
  • 開室時間
    午前10時～午後5時（入場は午後4時30分まで）
  • 休室日
    月曜日、11月24日（火）、12月31日（木）、1月1日（金・祝）、1月12日（火）
    • 11月23日（月・祝）、1月11日（月・祝）は開館
  • 主催
    大阪中之島美術館、大英博物館、朝日新聞社、NHK大阪放送局、 NHKエンタープライズ近畿
  • 後援
    国際浮世絵学会、ブリティッシュ・カウンシル
  • 協賛
    光村印刷、京阪ホールディングス