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The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
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#12 in museums · Kyoto

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

Sakyo Ward, Kyoto

4.1★★★★★★★★★★3.8K reviews

Modern museum offering a permanent collection by local 20th-century artists, plus rotating exhibits.

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Why it's in the ranking

We blend the rating (4.1) with the volume of 3,800 reviews to compute a confidence score of 4.09 (out of 5).

Opening hours

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  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 08:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM

Approximate location

Address: 26-1 Okazaki Enshōjichō, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8344, Japan

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What visitors say

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  • ★★★★★★★★★★Miles· 4 months ago

    I think unless you are particularly interested in the artist(s) featured in art museum's "special" exhibitions, you are better off just sticking with the "permanent" exhibition. This was certainly the case for me today. Additionally I wa…

  • ★★★★★★★★★★Denise Kirkpatrick· 4 months ago

    Collocated in the museums precinct the museum of modern art offers travelling exhibitions along with exhibitions from their permanent collection. We were fortunate to visit to see the Clay and Cloth exhibition featuring ceramics by Shoji…

  • ★★★★★★★★★★Lara Elisabeth Wenzel (Liz)· 2 months ago

    We went to the permanent exhibition and very much enjoyed it! Very well structured, not too busy and overall great afternoon activity🖼️

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