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100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
What a Wonderful World: Masterworks from the Musée d’Orsay

November 14 (Sat),2026 – March 28 (Sun), 2027

In the 19th century, various artists began taking a keen interest in expressing the “here and now” of daily life. This shift came at a time when the middle class was expanding with the growth of industry, and technological innovations were dramatically reshaping society. The new lifestyles and scenes that emerged were recorded by artists through novel forms of expression, giving rise to works that presented subjects finding small joys in the everyday as they resiliently navigated life in an era of tumultuous change.
This exhibition will present around 110 works from the veritable “temple of Impressionism,” the Musée d'Orsay, representing diverse media such as painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and photography, all tied together by the theme of “What a Wonderful World.” These snapshots of the joys of life—captured through the eyes of artists such as Jean-François Millet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh—promise to inspire us to make new discoveries and acquire fresh perspectives in the midst of our own era of rapid social change.

Highlights

1. The ultimate Musée d’Orsay exhibition! Treasured masterpieces coming to Japan
Arriving in Tokyo from Paris solely for this exhibition— Musée d’Orsay treasures that continue to captivate viewers worldwide. Included are Millet’s The Gleaners (first visit in 23 years), Van Gogh’s The Starry Night (first visit in 16 years), and Gauguin’s Arearea (first visit in 16 years).
2. Celebrating cherished moments of life in 7 zones under the theme, “What a Wonderful World”
“What a Wonderful World”—the theme at the heart of a project to celebrate the Musée d'Orsay’s 40th and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’s 100th anniversary. The exhibition will extol cherished moments of life through works conveying warmth and hope selected by both museums from the approximately 100,000 works in the Musée d'Orsay’s total collection. A tapestry of life’s precious moments woven across 7 zones.
3. Spend an uplifting day in galleries radiant with joy!
Scenographer Cecil Degot, who deploys her skills at the Musée d'Orsay and other settings in France, will undertake spatial design for the exhibits and produce a radiantly joyful venue. Through art, visitors will be immersed in “the joy of living” from the moment they walk in until the moment they leave uplifted and inspired.

Information

Period: November 14 (Sat), 2026 – March 28 (Sun), 2027

Venue: Exhibition Rooms

Closed: Mondays, November 24, December 22 – January 3, 2027, January 12, March 23 (Open the Mondays of November 23, January 4, 11, March 22)

Hours: 9:30 ‒ 17:30 (Last admission 17:00), Fridays 9:30 ‒ 20:00 (Last admission 19:30)

Admission

General ¥2,400（¥2,200） ／ College students ¥1,300（¥1,100） ／ Seniors 65+ ¥1,600（¥1,400）

・（　）Advance tickets.
・Visitors 18 years old or younger and students of high-school grade or lower will be admitted free.
・College students and vocational school students will be admitted free weekdays for a limited period from December 8th (Tue) ‒ 18th (Fri).
・The 3rd Saturday and the following Sunday of every month are family friendship days. So parents (up to 2 residents living in Tokyo) with children under the age of 18 are half the price of the general regular fee(please show the one that shows the address.) Only available at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum ticket counter.
・Admission free for visitors (and one accompanying person) with a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate or Atomic Bomb Survivorʼs Certificate.
・Visitors 18 and younger, High-school and College students, seniors 65 and older, and visitors with certificates are asked to show identification.

Resale of admission tickets for this exhibition is strictly prohibited. The museum accepts no responsibility for any inconvenience or loss caused by the illegal resale of tickets.

Organized by: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Musée d'Orsay, Nikkei Inc., TV TOKYO Corporation, BS TV TOKYO Corporation

Sponsored by: SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., OBAYASHI CORPORATION, Daiichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP), Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Supported by: Embassy of France / French Institute of Japan, J-WAVE

In Cooperation with: JAPAN AIRLINES, Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd.

Special WEB Site: https://art.nikkei.com/orsay2627/

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