Art exhibitions

What a Wonderful World: Masterworks from the Musée d'Orsay

Japanese title: 東京都美術館開館100周年記念オルセー美術館所蔵いまを生きる歓び

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Special Exhibition Gallery (Ueno Sta.)

About 110 works from the Musée d'Orsay, including Millet, Renoir, Monet and Van Gogh, showing everyday life and joy in the 19th century. Open until 20:00 on Fridays.

Dates: Nov 14 (Sat) – Mar 28 (Sun)
Time: 09:30–17:30; until 20:00 on Fri
Price: Adults ¥2,400 (advance ¥2,200); high school age and under free
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Special Exhibition Gallery
Nearest station: Ueno Sta.
Venue (JA): 東京都美術館企画展示室

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Distance from major stations

From Ueno: 0.6 km, about 10 min on foot
From Nezu: 0.6 km, about 10 min on foot
From Uguisudani: 0.7 km, about 11 min on foot
From Yushima: 1.1 km, about 17 min on foot

Distances are straight-line; times are rough estimates.

Other events nearby

Ways of Reading: How the World Speaks to Us, How We Speak to the WorldTokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Gallery A & C (Ueno Sta.) · right there from here · Nov 19 (Thu) – Jan 11 (Mon)
Bunponichi Exhibition 2026The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts — Chinretsukan Gallery 2F (Ueno Sta.) · 0.2 km, about 3 min on foot from here · Nov 11 (Wed) – Nov 15 (Sun)
Tokyo University of the Arts and Chinese Students: From Hu Gentian to TodayThe University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts — Chinretsukan Gallery 1F & 2F (Ueno Sta.) · 0.2 km, about 3 min on foot from here · Nov 21 (Sat) – Dec 5 (Sat)
30th Shitamachi Music Fair (Ueno Asakusa Chamber Orchestra)Former Tokyo Music School Sogakudo (Ueno Sta.) · 0.3 km, about 4 min on foot from here · Nov 21 (Sat)
Turner from Tate: The Sublime in Painting and a Dialogue with Contemporary ArtThe National Museum of Western Art (Ueno Sta.) · 0.3 km, about 5 min on foot from here · Oct 24 (Sat) – Feb 21 (Sun)
Special Exhibition: “Utagawa Hiroshige – Best Angles of Edo” (Uchiyama Collection gift)Tokyo National Museum, Honkan Room A (Ueno Sta.) · 0.4 km, about 6 min on foot from here · Sep 29 (Tue) – Dec 20 (Sun)

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Checked against the official page on October 20, 2026. Titles and descriptions are our own translations.

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