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The Hammer collection’s first Japan showing
Since the Hammer Museum opened in Los Angeles in 1990, this is the first time its collection has been shown in Japan in depth, with about 70 works in Ueno.
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2027.09.11 — 2027.12.12 · Coming soon
One collector, a room full of masters.
From Rembrandt to Monet and Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum opened in Los Angeles in 1990 around the lifelong collection of the industrialist Armand Hammer (1898–1990). This is the first time since then that the collection comes to Japan in depth: about 70 works by Rembrandt, Moreau, Gauguin, Van Gogh and other masters, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum from 11 September to 12 December 2027, also looking at the collector’s eye. Prices and opening hours are not yet announced.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Special Exhibition Gallery2027.09.11 — 2027.12.12Art exhibitionsTicket required
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From Rembrandt to Van Gogh
The roughly 70 works include Rembrandt, Moreau, Gauguin and Van Gogh, spanning centuries of European painting.
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Through a collector’s eye
Armand Hammer collected all his life alongside his business; he said great art shows that people in every age share the same hopes, passions and troubles.
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- Lovers of European painting
- Anyone planning a museum day in Ueno
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Dates & times
2027.09.11 — 2027.12.12Saturday 11 September to Sunday 12 December 2027; hours, closing days and late openings are not yet announced.
Asia/TokyoMore programme details
- The Hammer collection’s first Japan showing
- From Rembrandt to Van Gogh
- Through a collector’s eye
Venue & travel
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Special Exhibition GalleryThe Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is at 8-36 Ueno Park, Taito, a walk through the park from the Park exit of JR Ueno station; the main gate has escalators and lifts, the east gate only stairs.
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Dates and entry details refer to this edition; individual sessions may differ.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the Hammer Museum and The Asahi Shimbun
The brick façade of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, January 2024; a file photo.
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