Tokyo Metropolitan Museums’ Fiscal 2027 Lineup, First Announcement: Do Ho Suh, Naoki Ishikawa, the Hammer Museum and More

On October 9, 2026, the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture announced the first part of its fiscal 2027 (Reiwa 9) lineup of exhibitions and performances at Tokyo’s metropolitan cultural facilities. There are five exhibitions, including “Do Ho Suh” (provisional title) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, “Naoki Ishikawa” at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and “René Lalique” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. All of them open between June and September 2027. Other programs will be announced in a second release scheduled for late January 2027.

What can you see in fiscal 2027? Exhibitions at five museums

• Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, “Do Ho Suh” (provisional title) (June 19 – September 26, 2027): a solo exhibition of Do Ho Suh (born 1962), who was born in Korea and is based in London. The foundation describes it as his largest solo exhibition ever in Japan and his first at a museum in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Besides installations that recreate architectural spaces at full scale in translucent fabric, it will show drawings and video, taking as its theme the changing nature of “home” and “identity.”

• Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, “Naoki Ishikawa” (July 10 – September 20): a solo exhibition of the photographer Naoki Ishikawa (born 1977), focusing on recent work shot in polar regions, on high peaks, on islands and in cities. According to the foundation, in 2024 Ishikawa became the first photographer in the world to complete full ascents of all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters. His book documenting the feat, “The Last Mountain” (2025, Shinchosha), won the 77th Yomiuri Prize for Literature.

• Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, “René Lalique” (July 3 – September 12): an introduction to René Lalique (1860–1945), who worked as a jewelry designer in the Art Nouveau period and as a glass artist in the Art Deco period. In addition to the museum’s Lalique collection, the exhibition will examine Lalique’s works that survive in the former Prince Asaka Residence.

• Edo-Tokyo Museum, special exhibition “Exploring Edo Meals” (July 17 – September 20): traces the food culture of Edo through records such as “The Diary of Sakai Banshiro.” Covering the tables of samurai and townspeople, markets, dining out at restaurants and excursion spots, and drinking parties, it follows the movement of people and goods through food.

• Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, “From Rembrandt to Monet and Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Hammer Museum” (September 11 – December 12): presents masterpieces from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism in the collection of the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Along with works by Rembrandt, Gustave Moreau, Vincent van Gogh and others, it also focuses on the collecting of the museum’s founder, the businessman Armand Hammer.

Before and after: MOT starts with Haacke, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum with Dufy

At the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, the Hans Haacke exhibition, part of its fiscal 2026 program, runs from February 6 to May 16, 2027, before the Do Ho Suh exhibition. On the same day as the foundation’s announcement, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum also announced its own 2027 exhibition lineup. Before the Hammer Museum exhibition come the special exhibition “Dufy,” marking the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth (April 24 – August 22, 2027), and “Michiko Nakatani” (provisional title; July 23 – October 9), an exhibition centered on new works by the sculptor. From January 19, 2028, it will be followed by “Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen: Paul Klee — The World In Between,” built around a collection of about 120 works by Klee held by the state art collection in Düsseldorf (K20).

Other major exhibitions starting in 2027 are listed in our 2027 exhibition schedule.

Performances, including Tokyo Bunka Kaikan during its closure for renovation

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan has been closed for major renovation since May 7, 2026, and is scheduled to remain closed until sometime in fiscal 2028, but it is continuing its programs at other venues in Tokyo during the closure. The 25th Tokyo Music Competition (from August 19, 2027), which aims to discover promising young musicians, will be held in three categories: strings, woodwinds and voice. The second round will take place at Hamarikyu Asahi Hall and the final at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Concert Hall, where finalists will be judged on performances with orchestral accompaniment.

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre will hold “Organ à la Carte” throughout the year, using the rotating pipe organ in its Concert Hall. The series consists of organ recitals of about two hours, one-hour Nighttime Concerts in the evening, 45-minute Lunchtime Concerts at midday featuring mainly young organists, and organ lectures.

Overview

Name: Fiscal 2027 Exhibition and Performance Lineup at Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Facilities (First Announcement)
Announced: October 9, 2026, by the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
Main exhibitions: Do Ho Suh (provisional title): June 19 – September 26, 2027, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo / Naoki Ishikawa: July 10 – September 20, 2027, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum / René Lalique: July 3 – September 12, 2027, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum / Special exhibition “Exploring Edo Meals”: July 17 – September 20, 2027, Edo-Tokyo Museum / From Rembrandt to Monet and Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Hammer Museum: September 11 – December 12, 2027, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Second announcement: Scheduled for late January 2027
Official website: https://www.rekibun.or.jp
Note: Programs are subject to change (according to the foundation)
*Information as of October 20, 2026. Please check the official website for the latest information.

*Top image: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, “Juno,” c. 1662–1665, Hammer Museum (from the press release of the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)

*This article was compiled by the TOKYO ART SPHERE editorial team based on the announcement by the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture (October 9, 2026) and information on the official websites of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.

Text: TOKYO ART SPHERE Editorial Team