The National Art Center, Tokyo "500 Years of Western Painting" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA, has a comprehensive collection of more than 5,000 years of cultural heritage from around the world, from prehistoric times to the present day.
This exhibition features 65 masterpieces (46 of which are first exhibited in Japan) from the collection of approximately 2,500 pieces belonging to the European painting division out of the 17 departments that make up the museum. Masterpieces by masters who have colored the 500-year history of Western painting, from early Renaissance paintings in the 15th century to post-Impressionism in the 19th century, come to Japan all at once.
From Fra Angelico, Raphael, Cranach, Titian and El Greco, caravaggio, Georges de la Tour, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Velázquez, Poussin, Watteau, Boucher, goya, Turner, Courbet, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Cezanne in three chapters in chronological order. Please enjoy the masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
| Hours | 10:00～18:00 *Until 20:00 every Friday and Saturday *Admission is until 30 minutes before closing |
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| Holiday | Closed every Tuesday *Open on May 3 (Tuesday, National Holiday) |
| Admission | 2,100 yen (general), 1,400 yen (university student), 1,000 yen (high school student) * Admission is free for junior high school students and younger. * Admission is free for those who bring a disability certificate (including one accompanying person). * In order to alleviate congestion, advance reservations (date and time designated tickets) will be introduced. For details on how to make a reservation, please check the exhibition website from the following URL. |
| URL | https://met.exhn.jp/ |