Description
This museum is a 10-minute walk from both the Ueno Park Exit of JR Ueno Station and Nezu Station on the Chiyoda Subway Line. A Taito-ku Circulation Bus is also available to visit the University Art Museum-Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. The museum was established by taking an advantage of its position at an art university. The collection consists of about 29,000 pieces including 22 National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, making it one of the greatest collections in Japan. It includes many works created by top artists who graduated from the university and those are a very important collection on learning about Japanese modern art history. Some of the collections are open to public at the Geidai Collection exhibition which is held once or twice a year. There are also various regularly displays. The main building has a cafeteria, souvenir shop, and store selling painting supplies. Besides the main building, there are Chinretsukan Gallery and Masaki Memorial Gallery are open to the public during exhibitions (including the main building, all of them will be closed except for the period of exhibitions). Opening hours and admission charges vary depending on the exhibition, so please check the official English website before visiting.
Location Information
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- Address
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12-8, Uenokouen, Taitou-ku, Tokyo, 110-8714
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- Nearest Station
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Ueno Station
・ Hokkaido Shinkansen Line
・ Tohoku Shinkansen Line
・ Akita Shinkansen Line
・ Yamagata Shinkansen Line
・ Joetsu Shinkansen Line
・ Hokuriku Shinkansen Line
・ JR Keihin-Tohoku Line
・ JR Yamanote Line
・ JR Tohoku Main Line
・ JR Utsunomiya Line
・ JR Takasaki Line
・ JR Joban Line
・ JR Ueno Tokyo Line
・ Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
・ Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Park Exit
10 minutes on foot Keisei Ueno Station
・Keisei Main Line
・Narita Sky Access
15 minutes on foot
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- Phone Number
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03-5777-8600Available languagesonly in Japanese
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- Hours
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10:00am - 5:00pm
Opening hours vary with each exhibition
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- Closed
- Irregular holidays
Closes except during exhibition sessions
Recommended Spots in Area
- Visiting
- Eating
- Shopping
- Lodgings
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Luggage and Travel Bags | GINZA KAREN Asakusa ShopAsakusaClothing Stores
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Incense, Incense Burners Specialty Store kohgenUenoGift Shops
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OTACHU.AKIHABARAAkihabaraOther Shopping
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FITNESS SHOP SUIDOBASHIAkihabaraSporting Goods Stores
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GLEN CLYDE SOCKCLUB TOKYOUenoClothing Stores
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Niki no Kashi in Ameyoko (The first Store)UenoFood Shops