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MOMAS Exhibitions

Annual Exhibition Schedule2026–27

Special exhibitions, the MOMAS Collection, and Artist Projects.
Explore exhibitions at the museum from spring 2026 through spring 2027, listed in chronological order.

Exhibition Schedule

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Feb.Mar.Apr.May Jun.Jul.Aug.Sep. Oct.Nov.Dec.Jan. Feb.Mar.Apr.May
Special and Other
Exhibitions
Behind the Scenes2.7–5.10 Kenten5.28–6.18 Komura Settai7.11–9.23 Ansei & Toshiko Uchima10.10–1.17 Arata Isozaki2.6–5.9
MOMAS Collection
6.6–8.30 9.5–11.29 12.5–2.28 3.6–5.30
Artist Project
Makoto Egashira2.7–5.10 Rieko Tsuji2.6–5.9

Special and Other Exhibitions

Special Exhibitions
2026
2.7→5.10
Sat. → Sun.

General ¥1,000 (¥800)
University and high school students ¥800 (¥640)

Special Exhibition

Behind the Scenes of MOMAS Collection

Shining a Light, Digging Deeper: Seven Approaches to the Collection

Opened in 1982, the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama has built its collection through sustained acquisitions and now holds approximately 4,200 works. For this exhibition, members of the curatorial staff have each selected works from the collection based on their own perspectives.

Organized around seven themes, the presentation draws on the results of ongoing research and investigation. Ranging from long-admired masterpieces to lesser-known works, the exhibition reexamines the collection from a contemporary viewpoint, seeking to uncover new facets of these works. It also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the work of the museum, including two of its core activities: research on the collection and educational outreach.

Exhibition page (Japanese)
2026
5.28→6.18
Thu. → Thu.

Free

Open-call Exhibition

The 74th Saitama Prefectural Art Exhibition (Kenten)

Saitama Prefecture’s Largest Open-Call Art Exhibition

Saitama Prefecture’s largest open-call exhibition features approximately 1,800 works selected by a jury.

Categories | Japanese-style painting, Western-style painting, sculpture, crafts, calligraphy, and photography
Inquiries | Lifelong Learning Promotion Division, Saitama Prefectural Board of Education | Tel. 048-830-6925
Admission to the MOMAS Collection is half price during the exhibition.

Kenten page (Japanese)
2026
7.11→9.23
Sat. → Wed. (national holiday)

General ¥1,400 (¥1,120)
University and high school students ¥1,120 (¥900)

Special Exhibition

Komura Settai in Perspective: A Secret Sense of Beauty

Major Exhibition Exploring the Full Scope of Settai Komura

Settai Komura (1887–1940), an artist from Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture, was active across a wide range of fields from the Taisho period through the early Showa era, including book design, illustration, stage set design, and Japanese-style painting. This exhibition brings together Komura’s representative works while reexamining his artistic career through the lens of his relationships with others. Through his exchanges with novelists, publishers, actors, and fellow artists, the exhibition explores how Komura’s artistic world came into being.

Exhibition page
2026–27
10.10→1.17
Sat. → Sun.

General ¥1,400 (¥1,120)
University and high school students ¥1,120 (¥900)

Special Exhibition

Ansei and Toshiko Uchima: Weaving Colors and Memories

A Couple’s Journey Linking Tokyo and New York

Ansei Uchima (1921–2000), a U.S. citizen born to Okinawan immigrant parents, came to Japan in 1940 and began exploring abstract expression through woodblock printmaking. After returning to the United States, he established a distinctive woodblock technique he termed “Weaving Color Planes,” and gained recognition for his vividly hued Forest Byobu series.

Toshiko Uchima (1918–2000, née Aohara) grew up in Dalian and later lived in Hyogo Prefecture. After moving to Tokyo, she joined the Demokurato Artists Association, and in 1956 helped found the Women’s Print Association. After marrying Ansei and relocating to the United States, she created collage works marked by a rich poetic sensibility.

This exhibition revisits the work of both artists—who also played important roles in shaping artistic networks between Japan and the United States—and sheds light on a new aspect of postwar art.

Exhibition page (Japanese)
2027
2.6→5.9
Sat. → Sun.

General ¥1,400 (¥1,120)
University and high school students ¥1,120 (¥900)

Special Exhibition

Arata Isozaki: Prints

When an Architect Makes Prints

Arata Isozaki (1931–2022) was not only involved in public architecture and urban projects around the world but also produced an exceptional body of critical work on architectural theory and thought. Aware of architecture’s inevitable fate—to deteriorate and ultimately become ruins—Isozaki placed greater importance on models, prints, and drawings that could preserve architectural ideas and their pure forms beyond the lifespan of built structures.

From the late 1970s onward, he actively explored ways of translating architecture into two-dimensional prints, producing more than 300 prints. Isozaki also recognized the distinctive potential of printmaking as a reproducible medium capable of widely disseminating architectural concepts, a perspective that suggests affinities with the rise of conceptual art through printmaking in the 1970s.

Focusing on Isozaki’s prints, this exhibition examines his architectural thought by tracing the relationship between architecture and printmaking, while situating his work within broader developments in print art since the 1970s.

Exhibition page (Japanese)

MOMAS Collection

MOMAS Collection

June 6 (Sat)–August 30 (Sun), 2026

Selection

Highlights from the MOMAS Collection, including works by Paul Delvaux.

Settai Komura and Junichiro Tanizaki

This small thematic display is presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Komura Settai in Perspective: A Secret Sense of Beauty.

Contemporary Humor v2.0

Building on the 1984 exhibition Contemporary Humor, this exhibition reexamines humor in artistic expression from a contemporary perspective.

September 5 (Sat)–November 29 (Sun), 2026

Selection

Highlights from the MOMAS Collection, including works by Marc Chagall.

Feature: Kosai Hori—Practice from Zero

Kosai Hori (born 1947) began his artistic career by fundamentally questioning art and the institutions that shape it. This feature traces the trajectory of his work from the late 1960s through about 2000, including recently acquired paintings.

December 5 (Sat), 2026–February 28 (Sun), 2027

On the 100th Anniversary of Monet’s Death: Painting Light

Marking the 100th anniversary of Monet’s death, this display takes Haystacks as its point of departure to present works—from modern painting to contemporary art—that capture the changing qualities of light.

Snow, Moon, Wind, and Flowers—From the Okuma Family Collection

Drawn from a collection of modern Japanese paintings, this display highlights works that depict the beauty of nature across the changing seasons.

March 6 (Sat)–May 30 (Sun), 2027

Selection

Highlights from the MOMAS Collection, including works by Georges Rouault.

The Forms of Wood

Focusing on the many forms wood can take as an artistic material, this display presents wood sculptures, woodblock prints, and works that take wood itself as a motif.

Recent Acquisitions

This display introduces works that have recently joined the museum’s collection.

MOMAS Collection Programs

Artwork Guides

Museum Supporters (volunteer guides) introduce works on view from 2:00 p.m.

See the calendar on the museum homepage for dates.

Collection Talks

Museum curators discuss works on view approximately ten times a year.

See the relevant MOMAS Collection page for details.

Artist Project

Artist Project
ARTIST PROJECT #2.09

Makoto Egashira: Dreaming Rose

February 7 (Sat)–May 10 (Sun), 2026 | Free

Makoto Egashira (born 1986) is an artist who creates distinctive three-dimensional works and installation environments using floral-patterned blankets that became widespread in postwar Japan. Taking “dream” as its key concept—both the dreams seen during sleep and the act of envisioning one’s aspirations and ideals—this exhibition presents an installation centered primarily on new works.

Exhibition page (Japanese)
ARTIST PROJECT #2.10

Rieko Tsuji

February 6 (Sat)–May 9 (Sun), 2027 | Free

Rieko Tsuji (born 1991) conducts research into the diverse relationships between people through dialogue and interviews, creating installations that incorporate video. Using hand-sewn stuffed dolls as avatars, Tsuji’s works offer viewers a sense of familiarity and comfort while quietly raising questions about the shifting social norms and values that shape our lives.

This exhibition presents a new installation.

Exhibition page (Japanese)

For details, select an exhibition title or the corresponding exhibition-page link. Pages marked “Japanese” are currently available in Japanese only.