Hours and Admission
Closed
Regular Closures
- Mondays
*When Monday is a national holiday, the museum remains open on Monday and closes the following day (Tuesday).
Other Closures, April 2025 – March 2026
The museum will be closed on:
- April 18, 2025
- September 19, 2025
- December 29, 2025–January 1, 2026
Museum Hours and Admission
Museum hours vary depending on whether the museum is holding a Special Exhibition or Collection Exhibitions, or if only the Museum Gardens are open. During Special Exhibitions, there are no separate Collection Exhibitions on view. On dates when only the Museum Gardens are open, the galleries are closed to the public. Ticket prices vary accordingly.
Special Exhibitions
Hours and admission vary by exhibition. See below for details.
Current
Special Exhibition Commemorating Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Japan, an Artistic Melting Pot
- Dates
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April 19–June 15, 2025
- Hours
- 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (entrance until 5:00 p.m.)
Fridays, 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. (entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
- Admission
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Adult 2,000 yen
(1,800 yen)University Student 1,200 yen
(1,000 yen)High School Student 700 yen
(500 yen)- The discounted prices in parentheses ( ) are advance ticket and group ticket rates.
- Group ticket rates apply to groups of 20 people or more.
- Advance tickets will be on sale between February 19 and April 18 at major ticket outlets and other locations.
See the official exhibition website (in Japanese only) for information about advance tickets and discount advance tickets, and advance tickets with original exhibition goods. - Please show student ID for student admission.
- Admission is free for junior high school students and other youths age 0–15, as well as for visitors with disabilities and one caretaker. Please show ID.
- Admission is reduced by 500 yen for Campus Members (including faculty) able to produce ID (applicable only to the purchase of same-day tickets at the South Gate ticket office).
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Upcoming
Special Exhibition
Song and Yuan Buddhist Painting: Early Chinese Masterpieces in Japan
- Dates
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September 20–November 16, 2025
- Hours
- 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (entrance until 5:00 p.m.)
Fridays, 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. (entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
- Admission
- TBD
Collection Exhibitions
Admission fees include entry to all exhibitions on view in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing. The Collection Exhibitions are not on view during Special Exhibitions or when only the Museum Gardens are open.
- Dates
- July 8–August 24, 2025
- December 16–December 28, 2025
- January 2–March 22, 2026
- Hours
- 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (entrance until 4:30 p.m.)
Fridays, 9:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. (entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
- Admission
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Adult 700 yen University Student (ID required) 350 yen - Admission fee includes admission to all galleries in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing.
- Admission is free for high school students and other youths age 0–17, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus Members (including faculty). Please show ID.
- Admission for school groups: admission to the Collection Galleries is free for elementary school, middle school, and high school students on school fieldtrips as well as teachers serving as their guides.
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Museum Garden Admission
During these periods, only the Museum Gardens and Outdoor Exhibits are open. The galleries are closed to visitors.
- Dates
- March 25–April 17, 2025
- June 17–July 6, 2025
- August 26–September 18, 2025
- November 18–December 14, 2025
- March 24–April 16, 2026
- Hours
- 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (entrance until 4:30 p.m.)
Fridays, 9:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. (entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
- Admission
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Adult 300 yen University Student (ID required) 150 yen - Guide booklet is provided with adult admission only.
- Admission to the gardens and outdoor exhibitions is free for high school students and other youths age 0-17, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus Members (including faculty). Please show ID.
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