What other travelers are saying about Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
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
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.
A very nice museum at a walking distance from the JR Ueno station and Tokyo National museum. I saw the 'Rome: The Eternal City' exhibition which was pretty amazing. There are 3 restaurants and some vending machines in the premises. Also, you can use the 100¥ lockers near the entrance, if you don't want to lug your bags around.
When we went every gallery was Japanese calligraphy. As Anglo tourists who can't read Japanese so most of the experience was lost on us. Entry was free. Building is interesting. So not much to loose by going. Especially if you are already in Ueno Park visiting the other museums.