What other travelers are saying about Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Visited March 2024. It's Japan's first public art museum, located in Ueno Park. The museum's focus isn't on a permanent exhibition (which it does have - a calligraphy room and sculptures around the building). Instead, there are different special exhibitions presented throughout the year. For instance, when I went, it was an exhibit on impressionist paintings from the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts.
So, if you are a tourist trying to plan your day in Tokyo, you should research ahead of time to make sure the current exhibit showing is one you would be interested in seeing, otherwise coming here would be a waste.
An incredible testament to the artistic capabilities of Japan—and that's just the THREE floors of citizens galleries which showcase a variety of mediums and art ranging from toddlers to the elderly. There are great special exhibits downstairs as well for ¥500. One of my favourite museums in Tokyo!
Awesome museum with a lot of free exhibits (when we went at least) and very kind staff. We got to see really unique art in different forms which made the visit worthwhile.