\6 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museums, Museums and Galleries open at night this fall/
Enjoy a unique museum experience at night!
Six Tokyo Metropolitan Government-run art museums, museums, and galleries will be holding their first-ever "Autumn Night Museum 2026" event this fall!
Every Friday evening in November, the museum will extend its opening hours until 8:00 PM. From 5:00 PM onwards, students can view selected exhibitions for free, and general admission and those 65 and older can enjoy them at a special rate. In addition, we offer special benefits such as discounts at participating restaurants and cafes within the facility.
In addition, a mini-concert titled "Museum × Music!" will be held in collaboration with Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre.
Enjoy the long autumn nights with a unique collection of exhibitions and a museum full of new discoveries!
News
2026.9.30 「オータムナイトミュージアム2026」
2026.8.18 「オータムナイトミュージアム2026」初開催！
Outline of the meeting
● schedule
Every Friday from November 5th (Thursday) to November 27th (Friday), 2026
* Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum will hold the event every Friday and on the 21st (Saturday) during the above period.
* Tokyo Photographic Art Museum holds events every Thursday and Friday.
*Implementation dates vary by facility.
● Benefits
① Opening hours extended until 8:00 PM!
② Admission Fee: Students are admitted free of charge after 5:00 PM, and general admission and admission for those 65 and over are available at a discounted rate similar to the group rate!
*Students and those aged 65 and over should bring their student ID or proof of age.
*The term "student" includes all university students, graduate students, vocational school students, high school students, etc.
* Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum "Edo-Tokyo Museum Renewal Commemoration - NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition 'The Toyotomi Brothers!'"
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 's "The Joy of Living Now: Works from the Musée d'Orsay Collection, Commemorating the 100th Anniversary Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Museum" exhibition does not offer free admission or discounts after 5:00 PM.
③ Extended opening hours for various museum shops, cafes, and restaurants, along with discounts and special gifts!
*Opening hours and special offers vary by store and facility. Please see the individual facility information page for details.
● Related Events
Mini Concert “Museum × Music!”
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre will be hosting concerts they have planned and produced at various art museums, museums, and galleries.
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum (Ryogoku)
- special evening hours
- Until Fri 20:00
- Address
- Yokoami 1-4-1, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130 0015
Permanent Exhibition
Period
year-round
Special night opening schedule
November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri) until 20:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students/group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition: BROTHERS IN ARMS
Period
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - Sunday, November 8
Special night opening schedule
Until November 6 (Fri) 20:00
* After 17:00, there will be no free admission or discount.
* High school students and younger are free anytime during the exhibition.
Planned exhibition * Permanent exhibition "Knowledge of Japan-U.S. Exchange: Rutgers College and Japanese Students at the End of the Edo Period and Meiji Period"
Period
Saturday, October 24, 2026 - Sunday, December 6
Special night opening schedule
November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri) until 20:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students/group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
shops, restaurants and cafes
Night hours: November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri) Open until 20:00
Museum Shop
D!G TOKYO
restaurant cafe
Japanese Dining Koyomi Last Order 19:00
Cafe ippuku cafe Last order 19:00
Events during special night hours
■Image projection at Edo-Tokyo Plaza on the 3rd floor
* Please check the website for the projection date and time.
* New video works will be projected from October
■ Mini Concert November 6 (Fri) 18:00~18:20, 19:00~19:20
* Please check the details from here.
■ Limited to those who visit the museum during nighttime hours,
"Edo Exposition Original Gibo-chan Sticker" will be given as a present
* Please check the website for details such as where to receive it.
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno)
- nighttime hours
- Until Fri 20:00
- Address
- 8-36 Ueno-Park Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Ways of Reading―How the World Speaks to Us, How We Speak to the World
Period
Thursday, November 19, 2026 - Monday, January 11, 2027
Night opening schedule during Autumn Night Museum
November 20 and 27th (Fri) until 20:00
※ The room will be open at night on Fri during the exhibition
※ Free admission for anyone during the exhibition
100th Anniversary Archives Exhibition The History of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Period
Thursday, November 19, 2026 - Monday, January 11, 2027
Night opening schedule during Autumn Night Museum
November 20 and 27th (Fri) until 20:00
※ The room will be open at night on Fri during the exhibition
※ Free admission for anyone during the exhibition
100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum What a Wonderful World: Masterworks from the Musée d’Orsay
Period
Saturday, November 14, 2026 - Sunday, March 28, 2027
Night opening schedule during Autumn Night Museum
November 20 and 27th (Fri) until 20:00
※ The room will be open at night on Fri during the exhibition
※ After 17:00, there will be no discount for free admission fee
※ Those under 18 years old and high school students are free at any time during the exhibition (Proof required)
shops, restaurants and cafes
Open until 20:00 on Friday, November 20 and 27th
Museum Shop
Benefits
After 17:00, all the purchasers at the shop will get a set of 2 "Masterpiece stickers" * You cannot choose the design of the stickers.
restaurant cafe
Customers who come after 17:30 get 5% discount at the time of checkout.
RESTAURANT MUSE Last order 19:30
RESTAURANT salon Last order 19:00
cafe Art Last order 19:30
Events during the Autumn Night Museum
■Mini Concert November 20th (Friday) 18:30-18:50, 19:30-19:50
*Please check here for details.
■On Friday, November 20th, visitors arriving after 17:30 will receive a sticker commemorating the 100th anniversary of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (planned).
■November 20th (Friday) "Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 100th Anniversary x Taito Fashion ZAKKA Festival" until 8:00 PM
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (Meguro/Shirokanedai)
- special evening hours
- Until Friday 20:00
*Evening hours will also be available on Saturday, November 21st.
* Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum will continue to offer evening hours on November 28th (Saturday), December 4th (Friday), and December 5th (Saturday) even after the "Autumn Night Museum" event has ended. Please check the facility's website for details. - Address
- 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071
Marimekko: Art of Printmaking -Beauty, Dream, Love
Period
Saturday, October 3, 2026 - Sunday, December 20
Special night opening schedule
Until 20:00 on November 6, 13th, 20th and 27th (Fri)
* Night hours on November 21 (Sat), 28th (Sat), December 4 (Fri) and 5th (Sat)
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students/Group rate is applicable for general and 65 years old and over (Proof required)
[Reservation system with specified date and time] Same-day tickets will be sold at the ticket office after 17:00 on the day of the performance, but there is a limited number so you may not be able to buy same-day tickets.
Open Garden
Garden
year-round
Special night opening schedule
Until 20:00 on November 6, 13th, 20th and 27th (Fri)
* Night hours on November 21 (Sat), 28th (Sat), December 4 (Fri) and 5th (Sat)
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students/Group rates apply for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
※ You can also view the garden with an exhibition ticket
※ For safety reasons, some paths in the Japanese garden will be closed until 16:30
※ From October 2 (Fri) to March 31, 2027 (Wed) [tentative], the Western Garden and the south entrance of the garden will be closed for maintenance work.
shops, restaurants and cafes
Special Night Hours: November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri.)
※ Night Hours: November 21 (Sat.), 28th (Sat.), December 4 (Fri.), 5th (Sat.)
Museum Shop
Lumière
Open until 20:00
FERMIER
Open until 20:00
Café space Last order 19:00
[Special offer]
・ After 17:00, special cheese plates are sold.
- If you show us your student ID, we will discount 100 yen from the above plate.
※ Café customers, please order one per person.
Restaurant
TEIEN Restaurant comodo
Open until 21:00
Last order 20:00
Cafe
café TEIEN
Open until 20:00
Last order 19:00 (food), 19:30 (drinks)
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Ebisu)
- Night hours
- Until 20:00 on Thursdays and Fridays
- Address
- Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0062
DUET: Asian Contemporary
Period
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - Sunday, January 17, 2027
Night opening schedule during Autumn Night Museum
November 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 (Thurs) (Fri) Until 20:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Assembling Anew: Memories, Materials, Context, Technology Contemporary Japanese Photography vol. 23
Period
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - Sunday, January 17, 2027
Night opening schedule during Autumn Night Museum
November 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 (Thurs) (Fri) Until 20:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students, group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required).
The 50 th Kimura Ihei Photo Award Commemorative Photo Exhibition
Period
Saturday, October 31, 2026 - Monday, November 23
Night opening schedule during Autumn Night Museum
November 5, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th (Thurs) (Fri) Until 20:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students, group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required).
shop cafe
Night hours during Autumn Night Museum
November 5, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th (Thurs) (Fri) Open until 20:00
Museum Shop
NADiff BAITEN
Cafe
From Top Last Order 19:00
Events during the Autumn Night Museum
■Mini Concert November 12 (Thu) 18:00~18:20, 19:00~19:20
* Please check the details from here.
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Kiyosumi Shirakawa)
- special evening hours
- Until Fri 20:00
- Address
- 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022 (inside Kiba Park)
Tada Minami―Still, shimmering light
Period
Saturday, August 29, 2026 - Sunday, December 6
Special night opening schedule
November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri) until 20:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Synchronic Constellation: Cross-Boundary Perspectives in Art
Period
Saturday, September 5, 2026 - Sunday, December 13
Special night opening schedule
November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri) until 20:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
MOT Collection: Past Light, Present Sight
Period
Saturday, September 19, 2026 - Wednesday, January 6, 2027
Special night opening schedule
November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri) until 20:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Restaurant, Cafe and Shop
Special Night Hours
November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri) Open until 20:00
Museum Shop
NADiff contemporary
Restaurant
100 spoons Last order 19:00
Cafe & Lounge
Sandwiches on the second floor Last order 19:00
Events during special night hours
■Mini Concert November 13 (Fri) 17:30~17:50, 18:30~18:50
* Please check the details from here.
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery (Shibuya)
- special evening hours
- Until Fri 20:00
- Address
- Shibuya Workers’ Welfare Hall 1F, 1-19-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition Sozo Training! —Drawing Out Imagination and Creation, Connecting, Being Here —
Period
Saturday, October 10, 2026 - Sunday, December 27
Special night opening schedule
November 6, 13th, 20th, 27th (Fri) until 20:00
※ Free admission for anyone
Events during special night hours
■Mini Concert November 20 (Fri) 18:30~18:50, 19:30~19:50
※ Please check the details from here.
Related Events "Mini Concert “Museum × Music!”"
This is a special project of Autumn Night Museum where you can enjoy live music by musicians at the museum, museum and gallery at night.
It will be held at each facility during Autumn Night Museum 2026, so please come!
- Museum × Tokyo Bunka Kaikan!
- We will hold a classical music concert by musicians including winners of the "Tokyo Music Competition"!
- Museum × Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre!
- Young musicians of "GOA + [Plus]" will perform colorful music!
*You don't need to apply in advance.
* The contents are subject to change or cancellation depending on the weather.
* Information will be posted on this website as needed.
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum x Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
- Date and Time
- November 6 (Fri) 18:00~18:20, 19:00~19:20
- Location
- Inside the permanent exhibition hall Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum in front of the Nakamura-za theater.
- Fee
- Free * Permanent exhibition ticket required
(Cello)
3rd Prize, String Section, 22 Tokyo Music Competition
(Violin)
(Violin)
Tako Momoko
(Viola)
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum x Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
- Date and Time
- November 12 (Thu) 18:00~18:20, 19:00~19:20
- Location
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum 2nd floor lobby
- Fee
- Free
(Clarinet)
First Prize in the Woodwind Section and Audience Award at the 11 Tokyo Music Competition
Chiharu Taki
(Violin)
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo × Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
- Date and Time
- November 13 (Fri) 17:30~17:50, 18:30~18:50
- Location
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 1st Floor Entrance Hall
- Fee
- Free
(Clarinet)
GOA+ Registered Artists
(Violin)
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum x Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
- Date and Time
- November 20 (Fri) 18:30~18:50, 19:30~19:50
- Location
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Auditorium
- Fee
- Free
(Saxophone)
GOA+ Registered Artist
(Oboe)
GOA+ Registered Artist
(Clarinet)
GOA+ Registered Artist
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery x Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
- Date and Time
- November 20 (Fri) 18:30~18:50, 19:30~19:50
- Location
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Fee
- Free
(Violin)
2nd Prize, String Section, 22 Tokyo Music Competition
(Viola)
Please read (Notes)
*The term "student" includes all university students, graduate students, vocational school students, high school students, etc.
* Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum "Edo-Tokyo Museum Renewal Commemoration - NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition 'The Toyotomi Brothers!'"
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum "100th Anniversary of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Museum: The Joy of Living in the Present - Works from the Musée d'Orsay Collection" is
Free admission and discounts on admission fees do not apply after 17:00.
*The free admission and discounted admission rates for students mentioned are only valid for entry after 5:00 PM on the specified date.
(Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, "Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Museum 100th Anniversary: For You to Read the World")
"Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 100th Anniversary Commemoration: Opening the Beginning - 100 Years of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum "
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery is always free to enter.)
*Discounts apply only to tickets purchased at the ticket counter on the day of the event. Online ticket purchases are not eligible.
However, tickets for Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum can be purchased online.
Students and those aged 65 and over should bring their student ID or proof of age.
*This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.
*Entry is permitted until 30 minutes before closing time. (Excluding Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery)
*The library at Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum is open until 17:30, and the art information room at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is open until 17:00.
The library at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is open until 6:00 PM, and the art library at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is also open until 6:00 PM.
*Please note that the mini-concert schedule may change due to weather or other circumstances.
*Content is subject to change.
Additional Event Information
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum Open Air Architectural Museum: "Special Nighttime Opening - Illumination of the Buildings"
The park's opening hours are extended at night in the fall, and visitors can take a stroll through the park at night, which has a different atmosphere from the daytime, such as the lighting of the buildings and the fantastic candlelight. Gas lights restored in the tailoring shop are lit, and the irori fireplace in private houses and the fireplace in Western-style houses are lit. Please experience the warmth and light of the past.
Date and Time: November 6 (Fri) and 7th (Sat) 16:30~20:30 (Entrance closes at 20: 00)
※ Opening time: 9:30
ARTE TOKYO (Tokyo International Culture and Arts Festival)
ARTE TOKYO is a festival that combines a variety of programs held in Tokyo, including art, theater, music, illumination and entertainment, and portrays each sparkle as the charm of the entire city. In 2026, the first year of the event, a number of arts and entertainment projects, including a revival of the Tokyo 2020 Games cultural program, will be held in the core areas of the seaside area, the Hibiya/Marunouchi area, and the Yoyogi/Shibuya area.
Schedule: October 10 (Saturday) - December 31 (Thursday)
International Art Exhibition TOKYO ATLAS
"ATLAS" is derived from Atlas, the mythical existence that supports the world, and also means atlas. For the first time in 2026, artists at the forefront of the international art scene from Japan and abroad will gather in the waterfront area, which is the gateway to the world and where the urban and waterfront environments dynamically resonate, and create a new landscape of Tokyo through their works.
Schedule: October 10 (Saturday) - December 20 (Sunday)
Past results list
Contact Information
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Arts Council Tokyo Planning Division, Planning Department
Kudan First Place 8F, 4-1-28, Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073
Tel: +81-3-6256-8853 (Weekdays 10:00 - 18:00 except weekends and holidays)