What other travelers are saying about Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
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.
The area of the museum and park is amazing. So big and a lot see as well as to chill in there. But check out for their exhibitions first before going there. There wasn’t much expect two ongoing back in May when I was there. One was free by local artist in a small gallery room. The second one was by famous one you had to pay for it which I missed bc I didn’t know the artist. Overall I wish I checked beforehand so I’d save my time not coming here. But if you’re staying longer in Tokyo, it’s a must check place imo
A bit confusing the setup of the museum, since it's divided in galleries and you pay/visit each part separately. Some of them were free and the art was interesting and worth the visit. The part with the calligraphy we couldn't appreciate because it's dedicated to Japanese.
Such a cool experience. We only did the paid exhibits, which was Frontier of Impressionism which was beautiful! We couldn’t take pictures there but was 2 full floors and amazing. This was the first time that all these paintings were in Japan, and most were on loan from Worcester Art Museum in the USA.
The special exhibit was bonsai trees, there were around 150 of them and just so cool to see. It was definitely worth paying to see all of them. We voted at the end and I included some photos of my favorites.
I’d never give a museum less than 5 stars. So much work goes into these gifts to our societies and culture. It’s a great effort to collect and display art and choose the staff and surroundings to accommodate and please the public. My experience here was unique, a variety of unique offerings. Japanese artists and history abound which was wonderful. There was a great exhibition, and all for a very fair price. The staff are kind and helpful and serious about their job. This is a very unique museum to see a small piece of Tokyo and the Japanese interpretation. Enjoy!
