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More than 80 Turners
Tate has the world’s largest Turner collection, and more than 80 oils and watercolours are here.
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Called the painter of light, Turner rendered light and atmosphere sometimes precisely, sometimes almost abstractly.
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Turner, Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish! (exhibited 1846, Tate), the exhibition’s key image; a reproduction. · Report image rightsTokyo · JapanArt exhibitions
2026.10.24 — 2027.02.21 · Happening now
Turner’s light still shines.
Tate: Turner — The Sublime in Dialogue with Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Tate in London holds the world’s largest Turner collection, and more than 80 of his oils and watercolours come to the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno from 24 October to 21 February 2027. The rooms are themed and loosely chronological, and set Turner beside contemporary art: in Tokyo, works by ten artists including Olafur Eliasson, Mark Rothko, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cornelia Parker, Katie Paterson and Richard Long. The key image is Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!, exhibited in 1846.
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A REASON TO GO
A REASON TO GO
National Museum of Western Art, Special Exhibition Galleries2026.10.24 — 2027.02.21Art exhibitionsTicket required
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Glaciers by Turner and Eliasson
Chapter 2 hangs Turner’s views of the Mer de Glace from different years beside Olafur Eliasson’s 30 pairs of photographs of melting glaciers.
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The same room has The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons, exhibited in 1810.
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Rothko is here too
Tokyo also shows ten contemporary artists, among them Mark Rothko, Wolfgang Tillmans and Cornelia Parker.
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They hang along the same route as Turner: the questions he asked are still being asked.
Programme, background & sources
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This could be for you if you are…
- Lovers of landscape painting and British Romanticism
- Anyone curious to see old and contemporary art side by side
Before you decide
Advance tickets end on 23 October; after that only on-the-day prices.
Closed Mondays and from 28 December to 1 January.
From 12 January the permanent collection is closed, so the ticket covers Turner only.
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Dates & times
2026.10.24 — 2027.02.2124 October 2026 to 21 February 2027. 9:30am–5:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays until 8pm, last entry 30 minutes before closing. Closed Mondays (open 23 November and 11 January), 24 November, 28 December–1 January and 12 January.
Asia/TokyoMore programme details
- More than 80 Turners
- Glaciers by Turner and Eliasson
- Rothko is here too
Venue & travel
National Museum of Western Art, Special Exhibition GalleriesThe National Museum of Western Art is at 7-7 Ueno Park, Taitō-ku, Tokyo.
Entry & companions
No timed booking; entry may be limited or numbered when rooms are busy. Junior-high and younger are free, as are holders of disability certificates with one companion; high-school and university students bring ID, and enter free from 4 to 19 November. The ticket also covers the permanent collection that day, which is closed from 12 January to 21 February.
Tickets & access
Adults JPY 2,400
Confirm accessibility services and companion policies with the organiser before travel.
Sources & image credits
Dates and entry details refer to this edition; individual sessions may differ.
J. M. W. Turner, Tate (Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain Image source
National Museum of Western Art
Turner, Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish! (exhibited 1846, Tate), the exhibition’s key image; a reproduction.
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