Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Celebrates 100th Anniversary with 'To Read the World'

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is pleased to announce the exhibition 'Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 100th Anniversary: To Read the World,' running from November 19, 2026, to January 11, 2027. This exhibition serves as the culmination of the museum's 100th-anniversary commemorative events, focusing on the theme of 'dialogue with the world' through various 'ways of reading.' The exhibition features works by five artists across different genres and eras: Alberto Giacometti, Bikky Sunazawa, Shuntaro Tanikawa, Elena Tutatchikova, and Momo Yamanishi.

Opened in May 1926 as Japan's first public art museum, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum reached its centennial in 2026. Based on the museum's mission as a 'space for creation and coexistence where one reflects on the self and deepens bonds with the world,' this exhibition explores the theme of 'dialogue with the world.' Through the active act of 'reading,' it examines how we can converse with the world through perspectives such as 'reading through light,' 'reading through time,' 'reading through language,' 'reading from nature,' and 'imagining with the whole body.' The exhibition includes significant contemporary works, such as the new ceramic series 'Islands' by Elena Tutatchikova and new pinhole photographs taken in Nepal by Momo Yamanishi. The museum hopes this exhibition will provide visitors with an opportunity to connect with something that supports their existence and open doors to new worlds through the artworks.