# Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

> Tokyo's public museum of contemporary art, opened in 1995 on the north edge of Kiba Park, with about 6,100 works centred on postwar Japanese art. The rotating collection show costs about 500 yen; special exhibitions are priced separately and include it.

- Prefecture: Tokyo
- Type: Museum
- Address: Tokyo, Japan
- Opening hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00
- Closed: Closed on Mondays (open when Monday is a national holiday, closing the following weekday instead), between exhibitions and over the New Year. See the calendar on the official site.
- Hours note: Last entry to the galleries 30 minutes before closing. Open until 20:00 on Fridays in November.
- Admission: 500 yen
- Official site: https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/

MOT sits at the north end of Kiba Park, a long low building by Takahiko Yanagisawa whose entrance is a tall glass hall running down one side, full of daylight and views of the trees. It opened in 1995, took over about 3,000 works from the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, and now holds about 6,100, collected with postwar Japanese art at the centre. The best-known single piece is probably Roy Lichtenstein's Girl with Hair Ribbon (1965). The collection is shown in rotating MOT Collection displays, three or four a year of 100 to 200 works each, so what is on the walls changes. Check the current shows on the official site before you go. The collection show usually costs about 500 yen for adults; special exhibitions cost more, and their tickets get you into the collection as well. The museum's art library is free and holds about 280,000 items. Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station is a 9-minute walk away, through a neighbourhood of small galleries and coffee roasters. Photography is not allowed in the galleries unless a sign says otherwise.

## FAQ

### How much are tickets at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo?

Each exhibition is priced separately. The MOT Collection show usually costs about 500 yen for adults, special exhibitions cost more, and a special exhibition ticket also covers the collection show. Elementary school children and younger are free. Current prices are on the official site, which also sells online tickets.

### Can I take photos inside?

Not in the galleries, unless a sign says photography is allowed for a particular work or show. Pencils are the only writing tools allowed in the galleries.

### Is there somewhere to eat at the museum?

Yes. The restaurant 100 Spoons is open 11:00 to 18:00 (last order 17:00), and the cafe Nikai no Sandwich is open 10:00 to 18:00 (last order 17:30). Both close on museum closing days.

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Source: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo — Japan Voyage