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Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 東京都現代美術館

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

Photo copyright: © Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Photo: Kenta Hasegawa

Japan's largest museum dedicated to contemporary art

Located in Kiba Park, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo has five floors and its collection includes a vast range of mainly post-1945 artwork from both Japan and the rest of the world.

How to Get There

The museum is accessible by train, bus and taxi.

Located in Kiba Park, it's a 10 to 15-minute walk from either Kiba Station on the Tozai Line or Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon and Oedo lines.

© Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Photo: Kenta Hasegawa

Artistic expression in the 20th and 21st centuries

The museum has a collection of around 5,600 works that chart the history of contemporary art mainly from 1945 to the present. The MOT Collection showcases works in a variety of different styles and mediums by both Japanese and international artists.

The museum also holds six to eight exhibitions a year that cover a wide range of genres, including architecture, fashion, and design, with a focus on contemporary art.

Arnaldo Pomodoro, Gyroscope of the Sun, 1988, © Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Photo: Keizo Kioku



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