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Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Nostalgic Scenery: Summer in Japan
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Nostalgic Scenery: Summer in Japan

Duration Thu. Jun. 12th, 2025 - Sun. Aug. 31st, 2025
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)

Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)



Venue Modern and Contemporary Art A

This exhibition introduces artworks that expressively depict scenes from early to late summer in Japan, such as fans and fireworks, which may look nostalgic today.

Image:ITO Shinsui, Beautiful Woman in Modern Times Series Vol. Ⅱ: Firefly, 1934

 

 

Collection Highlights2025
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Collection Highlights

Duration Thu. Jun. 12th, 2025 - Thu. Apr. 30th, 2026
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)
Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Dec. 28–Jan. 4
Venue Modern and Contemporary Art A・C

This exhibition displays artworks by leading modern artists such as Miro and Dali as well as pieces by modern Western-style painters associated with Kyushu and also works by contemporary artists from Japan and abroad. Through a variety of works from the museum’s collection, this is an opportunity to discover the expansion of themes and means of expression in art since the 20th century.

 

Image:Anish KAPOOR, Mother as a Void, 1989-90
© Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved, DACS & JASPAR 2025 G3823

 

Drawings for Leaping Forward
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Drawings for Leaping Forward

Duration Thu. Jun. 12th, 2025 - Sun. Aug. 31st, 2025
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)

Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)


Venue Modern and Contemporary Art B

Let’s look at drawings not as preliminary sketches of the finished works, but as the core of the works or even something in which the artists’ intentions are hidden. In this exhibition, drawings by Yanagi Yukinori, Kawamata Tadashi, Kusama Yayoi, Takamatsu Jiro, and others are on display along with works that developed from these drawings.

Image: YANAGI Yukinori, Icarus Project Flight Dairy No.1, 2005

Gaze toward the North
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Gaze toward the North

Duration Tue. Sep. 2nd, 2025 - Sun. Dec. 21st, 2025
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)

Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)


Venue Modern and Contemporary Art A

This exhibition displays landscapes and genre paintings of the Korean Peninsula and mainland China depicted by artists after the Meiji period. In association with the special exhibition featuring “the south,” this show focuses on “the north.” Let’s also visit the exhibition Eyes on Foreign Lands in the Matsunaga Memorial Tea Ceremony Collection gallery.

 

Image: TOMITA Keisen, Balmy Breeze, the 1910s

 

Kikuhata Mokuma
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Kikuhata Mokuma

Duration Tue. Sep. 2nd, 2025 - Mon. Nov. 3rd, 2025
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)

Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)

Venue Modern and Contemporary Art B

Kikuhata Mokuma (1935-2020), one of the leading artists in Kyushu, presented the series Ptolemaic Theory in the 1970s after remaining silent, following his withdrawal from the Group Kyushu-ha. This exhibition introduces the world of Kikuhata Mokuma through his paintings, including prints that led to Ptolemaic Theory.

 

Image: KIKUHATA Mokuma, Ptolemaic Theory Ⅴ, 1983

Narahara Ikko: Where Time Has Vanished
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Narahara Ikko: Where Time Has Vanished

Duration Wed. Nov. 5th, 2025 - Sun. Dec. 21st, 2025
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.

Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Venue Modern and Contemporary Art B

This exhibition introduces about forty-five photographs from the series Where Time Has Vanished by Narahara Ikko (1931-2020), one of the leading photographers in postwar Japan.

 

 

Image: NARAHARA Ikko, Two garbage cans-New Mexico, 1972 from Where Time Has Vanished, 1972 (printed 1975)
© Narahara Ikko Archives

Hanami at the Museum!
Collection Exhibition | Modern and Contemporary Art

Hanami at the Museum!

Duration Tue. Dec. 23rd, 2025 - Sun. Mar. 22nd, 2026
Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. *Last admission at 5:00 p.m.

Closed Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)



Venue Modern and Contemporary Art A

This exhibition introduces brilliant pieces featuring not only cherry blossoms but also various flowers and plants of the four seasons. This offers an opportunity to enjoy hanami at the museum before spring comes!

 

Image: FUKUDA Heihachiro, Ume Tree with Bird, date unknown

Admission

Collection Exhibition & Special Exhibition at Collection Gallery

Adults  200 yen (150 yen)
High school and university students  150 yen (100 yen)
Junior high school students and younger children  Free

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