Exhibitions
2026 - 2027 Schedule
*Exhibition title and dates are subject to change.
Beautiful Utopia: Visions of an Ideal World in Modern Japan
In his book News from Now here, the English social activist William Morris advocated for the amalgamation of life and art in order to create a utopia. When his ideas were introduced to Japan, “utopia” became an ideal to strive for in daily life. Throughout the modern and contemporary eras, people everywhere established collectives to bring together art, crafts, architecture, and other creative fields. This exhibition will explore the Japanese people’s search for more beautiful lifestyles in the 20th century to achieve utopia, as well as the aesthetic preferences of those who influenced the direction of this search. By examining how those in the past envisioned the world to come, the exhibition will also present a way to conceptualize utopia today.
Georges Rouault: Memories of the Artist’s Studio
In 1948, Georges Rouault moved into what would be his last atelier near Paris’s Gare de Lyon. With a focus on the “studio” the birthplace of Rouault’s art, this exhibition will introduce newly acquired pieces alongside well-known works from throughout his career, revealing the environments and materials that contributed to his artistic process. Rouault’s actual desk, art supplies, and other possessions will also be arranged within the exhibition space to recreate part of his atelier. Together, the displays will take you on a journey through the memories of this studio—a sanctuary that Rouault kept private from even his closest family members.
Hasegawa Kiyoshi: The Trajectory of a Paris-based Printmaker
(Works from the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts Collection)
Hasegawa Kiyoshi (1891–1980) was a copper-plate printmaker. After moving to France in 1919, Hasegawa exerted a huge impact on the history of modern printing by reviving the traditional technique of manière noire (mezzotint), which was on the verge of dying out, in his own unique way. Mastering various other techniques, including engraving, Hasegawa created a profound and spiritual body of artistic expression that continues to attract people even today. This exhibition, focusing on Hasegawa’s activities in Paris, examines the printmaker’s relationships with other local artists of the era, and presents a host of his masterworks, spanning his entire career.
The Designs of Yoshida Shoya - Imagining the Future with the New Mingei Movement
Yoshida Shoya (1898–1972) was a physician who devoted his life to the Mingei folk craft movement by producing several contemporary items using traditional folk craft techniques in fields as diverse as ceramics, woodwork, textiles, and metalwork as part of the New Mingei Movement. Through some 300 artworks and other items, this exhibition explores how Yoshida promoted the movement by establishing systems for production, distribution, and sales; collecting works; founding the Tottori Folk Crafts Museum; and protecting the natural features and cultural assets of his hometown, such as the Tottori Sand Dunes.
At Home with Gustavsberg
Since its founding in 1825, Gustavsberg’s porcelain factory has occupied a central position in Swedish and Scandinavian design history. The ambition to make beauty available to all emerged during the early 20th century design reform movement, becoming an ideal that has won international acclaim and admiration. This exhibition, based on the Nationalmuseum Gustavsberg Collection, focuses on four of the factory’s most innovative and beloved creators: Wilhelm Kåge, Stig Lindberg, Lisa Larson and Karin Björquist. It showcases their rich and multifaceted production of tableware and everyday objects.