It was acquired by Japan’s National Museum of Western Art from Rob Smeets Old Master Paintings. In 2020 a metal detectorist stumbled across a buried collection of Bronze Age artefacts near ...

From ground-breaking sound installations to sustainable architecture – art aficionados have plenty to look forward to in Tokyo this year ...

the National Museum of Western Art, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the Ueno Royal Museum, the Shitamachi Museum, a scenic pond equipped with row boats, and plenty of verdant green space.

Auguste Rodin’s contemplative bronze “The Thinker,” a cast of which sits in one corner outside the National Museum of Western Art (NMWA) in Ueno, Tokyo, might be turning over in his head ...

In June, a team led by Izumi Ogata, a specially appointed professor of museology at Kyushu Sangyo University, conducted an experiment at the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo’s Ueno district.

Tucked away in a corner of central Tokyo, the Extinct Media Museum lives up to its name. From Betacam videotapes to floppy disks and vintage Sony devices, the museum is a showcase for old cameras ...

Discover the best things to do in Tokyo in February, from concerts and exhibitions to cultural festivals. Don’t miss these ...