Exhibition

The World of Kumada Chikabo —Because You Love It, It Is Beautiful

This exhibition introduces the world of Kumada Chikabo (1911–2009), who made detailed depictions of flowers, insects, and animals and was called “Petit Fabre.” He spent time producing his works one by one, observing the subject from an insect’s eye level and applying layers of paint in a pointillist manner. Here, in addition to his most important work, Fabre’s Book of Insects, and his picture books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Adventures of Maya the Bee, there are also fantasies, in which Chikabo stretched his imagination with flowers, insects, and fairies. Altogether 180 or so original paintings are introduced together with various comments Chikabo made on the nature he loved and respected.

  • From The Adventures of Maya the Bee (Gakken Sannen no kagaku), c. 1975 (c)chikabo kumada
    From The Adventures of Maya the Bee (Gakken Sannen no kagaku), c. 1975 ©chikabo kumada
  • Animals at the North Pole, 1968–1975 ©chikabo kumada
    Animals at the North Pole, 1968–1975 ©chikabo kumada
Period
April 25th – June 28th, 2026
Admission
Adults: 850 yen (680 yen) / University & College students, High school students: 420 yen (330 yen) / Free to junior high school students and younger children, holders of handicap certification and one caretaker *(Charge for a group of 20 or more)

Czech Toys and Designs —From Niklová’s Plastic Toys to Art by Contemporary Artists—

In Czechoslovakia, Central Europe, where a tradition for wooden toys had long been nurtured, in the 1960s, new materials such as synthetic fiber and plastic were introduced. As an industrial designer, Libuše Niklová (1934–1981) designed toys with focus on such new materials. Besides exhibiting toys and prototypes overflowing with the charm of Niklová’s configurations, also introduced here are examples of Czech art for children, which have been passed down to the present day.

  • (from left) Libuše Niklová, Fatra, Accordion Lion, 1964; Accordion Cat, 1963; Accordion Fox, 1964; private collection
    (from left) Libuše Niklová, Fatra, Accordion Lion, 1964; Accordion Cat, 1963; Accordion Fox, 1964; private collection
  • Anonymous designer, Tofa, Robot Emil, 1960s, private collection
    Anonymous designer, Tofa, Robot Emil, 1960s, private collection
Period
July 18th – September 23rd, 2026
Admission
Adults: 850 yen (680 yen) / University & College students, High school students: 420 yen (330 yen) / Free to junior high school students and younger children, holders of handicap certification and one caretaker *(Charge for a group of 20 or more)

Enjoying Textile Art—Contemporary Art with Thread, Fabric, and Fiber—

Artworks employing thread, fabric, and fiber, which began to be produced mainly in the US and Europe from the latter half of the 1960s, are now created by many artists as contemporary art made with craft techniques. Through works by artists currently active in Japan, this exhibition introduces textile art employing diverse techniques such as weaving, dyeing, and felting. Enjoy the numerous works demonstrating charms of the materials, subtlety and vigor, surprise and fun.

  • Tsubaki Misao, Flying in the Sky (detail), 1996
    Tsubaki Misao, Flying in the Sky (detail), 1996
Period
October 10th – December 13rd, 2026
Admission
Adults: 850 yen (680 yen) / University & College students, High school students: 420 yen (330 yen) / Free to junior high school students and younger children, holders of handicap certification and one caretaker, all visitors on Prefecture Day (October 28) *(Charge for a group of 20 or more)

Minami Keiko —Secret Dreams Woven in Copperplate Prints—

Minami Keiko (1911–2004) is known for her poetical copperplate prints treating girls, birds, and trees as her motifs. Born in Toyama prefecture, she came to Tokyo after World War II, where she met the copperplate print artist Hamaguchi Yozo and began copperplate engraving. In 1954, she went to France with Hamaguchi and set out in full as a copperplate print artist in Paris. Via living in the US, she spent more than forty years working abroad in pursuit of the world of etching and other corrosive copperplate prints. Here, the world of Minami Keiko is introduced through works dating from 1954, at the beginning of her Paris period, to the end of her US period.

  • Minami Keiko, Child, Bouquet, and Dog, 1963 (c) Musée Hamaguchi Yozo: Yamasa Collection
    Minami Keiko, Child, Bouquet, and Dog, 1963
    © Musée Hamaguchi Yozo: Yamasa Collection
  • Minami Keiko, Crowned Bird 1964 (c) Musée Hamaguchi Yozo: Yamasa Collection
    Minami Keiko, Crowned Bird 1964
    © Musée Hamaguchi Yozo: Yamasa Collection
Period
January 16th – April 4th, 2027
Admission
Adults: 650 yen (520 yen) / University & College students, High school students: 320 yen (250 yen) / Free to junior high school students and younger children, holders of handicap certification and one caretaker *(Charge for a group of 20 or more)

From the François Pompon Archives

  • From the François Pompon Archives —Pompon’s Tools ①
Period
April 25th – June 28th, 2026
  • From the François Pompon Archives —Pompon’s Tools ②
Period
July 18th – September 23rd, 2026
  • From the François Pompon Archives —Pompon in His Later Years and Young Artists
Period
October 10th – December 13rd, 2026
  • From the François Pompon Archives —Artbooks Published in Pompon’s Time
Period
January 16th – April 4th, 2027

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