Museum Shop and Cafe
Museum Shop Benrido
Located on south gate, BENRIDO features a broad selection of art reproductions, post card, and books, as well as developed and produced by Kyoto National Museum.
Museum admission is not required for entry.
Hours
Heisei Chishinkan Wing Shop
- Duration of Permanent Collection Exhibition
- Tuesday - Thursday, Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Duration of Special Exhibition
- Tuesday - Thursday, Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
South Gate Shop
- Duration of Permanent Collection Exhibition
- 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Duration of Special Exhibition
- Tuesday - Thursday, Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Closed
Mondays
*When Monday is a national holiday, the restaurant is open on the Monday and closed on the following Tuesday.
Inquiries
Museum Shop Benrido
302 Benzaiten-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 604-0093
Tel:075-223-8909 Fax:075-231-2561
Benrido website
- Museum Shop mail address:
Café Maeda Coffee
Maeda Coffee, founded in 1971, is headquartered near the corner of Takoyakushi and Muromachi Streets close to the main downtown intersection of Shijo Karasuma, famous for the Gion Festival. Since its establishment, Maeda Coffee has proudly offered outstanding house-roasted coffees including its signature blend "Ryunosuke," which has remained unchanged from the beginning, as well as "Kyo," offered exclusively at the Kyoto National Museum café. The menu also includes meal items, such as sandwiches and hashed beef and rice, as well as homemade cakes baked daily at the main shop, parfaits, and other baked goods. Come enjoy coffee, tea, or a light meal in Maeda Coffee’s café overlooking the museum, including the nineteenth-century brick Meiji Kotokan (an Important Cultural Property) and the garden with Rodin's The Thinker. Museum admission is not required to enter the café.
Recommended menu
- Special blended coffee
"RYUNOSUKE"
- Sweets made with Uji Green Tea
- Kyoto National Musium Special
Fluffy Sandwich
made with Kyoto Branded Eggs
Hours
- Duration of Permanent Collection Exhibition
- 9:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.*(L.O. 4:30 p.m.)
*Expect days of extended hours - Duration of Special Exhibition
- 9:15 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.*(L.O. 5:30 p.m.)
*Expect days of extended hours - Fridays and Saturdays
- Depend on MUSEUM HOURS
- Seating Capacity
- Indoors: 14 tables, 44 seats
Terrace: 8 tables, 30 seats
Closed
Mondays.
When Monday is a national holiday, the shop is open on Monday and closed on the following Tuesday.
Inquiries
Café Maeda Coffee
TEL & FAX: 075-533-6262
Maeda Coffee website
- Café mail address:
Restaurant The Muses
THE MUSES, located within the newly opened Heisei Chishinkan of the Kyoto National Museum, is a café restaurant operated by Hyatt Regency Kyoto.
Like the Heisei Chishinkan, The Muses was also designed by the world-renowned architect, Yoshio Taniguchi. The simple-yet-sophisticated interior is inviting, with glass walls and high-quality wooden furniture.
The restaurant offers both light meals and course meals exclusively prepared by the hotel's chefs.
Recommended menu
- Braised beef Bourguignon
- Dessert
- Dinner Course
- Lunch Set
- Lunch The Muses
Hours
- Duration of Permanent Collection Exhibition
- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (L.O. 4:30 p.m.)
- Duration of Special Exhibition
- Except Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (L.O. 5:30 p.m.)
Friday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (L.O. 7:30 p.m.)
Closed
Mondays
*When Monday is a national holiday, the restaurant is open on the Monday and closed on the following Tuesday.
Reservations and Inquiries
The Muses
First floor, Heisei Chishinkan,
Kyoto National Museum
Tel: 075-533-7650
The Muses website
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