\Every Friday in August, Tokyo's museums and galleries are open until 21:00/
Admission is free for students after 17:00! Special rates for the general public and those over 65 years old!
Tokyo Metropolitan Government-run cultural facilities, including art museums, museums, and galleries, will be holding "Summer Night Museum 2026" again this summer!
Every Friday night in August, the museum will extend its opening hours until 9 PM. After 5 PM, admission is free for students, and general visitors and those 65 and older can enjoy special rates. Furthermore, we offer discounts at participating restaurants and cafes within the facility, among other benefits.
In addition, a mini-concert titled "Museum × Music!" will be held in collaboration with Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre.
Come and experience a summer night at the museum filled with new discoveries, featuring unique exhibitions and music!
News
2026.7.3 「サマーナイトミュージアム2026」
2026.5.26 「サマーナイトミュージアム2026」開催決定！
Outline of the meeting
● schedule
Every Friday from August 6th (Thursday) to August 28th (Friday), 2026
* Tokyo Photographic Art Museum will hold the event every Thursday and Friday.
*Implementation dates vary by facility.
●Target facilities
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum (Ryogoku), Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno), Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (Meguro/Shirokanedai), Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Ebisu), Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Kiyosumi-Shirakawa), Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery (Shibuya)
● Benefits
① Opening hours extended until 9:00 PM! * Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will be open 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.
*During the Summer Night Museum 2026 period, admission to eligible exhibitions is free for junior high school students and younger. (Proof of age required)
*Free admission, discounts, and fees vary depending on the exhibition. Please see the individual facility information pages for details.
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)
- Night hours
- Fri 17:00 - 21:00
- Address
- Yokoami 1-4-1, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130 0015
Permanent Exhibition
Period
year-round
Special night opening schedule
Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14th, 21st and 28th
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students/group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Western-style Architecture in Japan
Period
June 23 (Tuesday) - August 23 (Sunday)
Special night opening schedule
Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14th and 21st
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students/Group rate applies to general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
* High school students and younger are free at any time during the exhibition.
"Imitation to the Ukiyo (floating world): The first joint performance of Edo Haku × Idemitsu Collection" * Special exhibition in the permanent exhibition
Period
August 25 (Tuesday) - September 27 (Sunday)
Special night opening schedule
Until 21:00, Friday, August 28
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: August 7, 14th, 21st, 28th Open until 21:00
Museum Shop
D!G TOKYO
restaurant cafe
Japanese Dining Koyomi Last Order 20:00
Cafe ippuku cafe Last order 20:00
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.
■ Mini Concert August 14 (Fri) 18:00~18:20, 19:00~19:20
* Please check the details from here.
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno)
- nighttime hours
- Fri 17:00-20:00
- Address
- 8-36 Ueno-Park Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Views of This Place－Ueno, Omuta, and Buenos Aires
Period
July 23 (Thurs.) - October 7 (Wed.)
Summer Night Museum Night Opening Dates
Until 20:00 on Friday, August 7, 14th, 21st and 28th
Benefits
Admission after 17:00, 200 yen discount for general and 65 years old or older
*Students and under 18 years old are free of charge at any time during the exhibition (proof required).
100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum
Period
July 25 (Sat) - October 18 (Sun)
Summer Night Museum Night Opening Dates
August 7, 14th, 21st and 28th (Fri) until 20:00
* Free for those under 18 years old and high school students during the exhibition (Proof required)
shops, restaurants and cafes
Night hours: August 7, 14th, 21st, 28th Open until 20:00
Museum Shop
Benefits
After 17:00, all customers who purchase at the shop will get a set of "2 original postcards + original A5 clear file"!
* You cannot choose the design of the postcard.
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 special night hours
■Mini Concert August 21 (Fri) 17:30~17:50, 18:30~18:50
※ Please check the details from here.
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (Meguro/Shirokanedai)
- Night hours
- Fri 17:00 - 21:00
- Address
- 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071
Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West
Period
July 4 (Sat) - September 13 (Sun)
Special Night Opening Schedule
Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14th, 21st and 28th
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Open Garden
Garden
year-round
Special night opening schedule
Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14th, 21st and 28th
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students/group rate is applicable for general and 65 years and older (proof required)
※ You can also see the garden with the exhibition ticket.
* For safety reasons, some paths in the Japanese garden are closed until 18:00.
shops, restaurants and cafes
Night special business days: August 7, 14th, 21st, 28th Open until 21:00
Museum Shop
FERMIER
Cafe space last order 20:00
Benefits
[Cafe]
Refreshing lime and herb drink will be distributed for free to those who come after 17:00. * End as soon as the planned number of items is reached.
[Monosai]
5% discount on purchases of 2,500 yen or more of cheese or dried food after 17:00.
* Not applicable to some items/Excluded from cafe menu/Cannot be used with other discounts.
Lumière
Benefits
After 17:00, all customers who purchase at the shop will receive an "original bookmark"!
* End as soon as the scheduled number of tickets is sold.
Restaurant
TEIEN Restaurant comodo
Last order 20:00
Benefits
5% discount for dinner with admission ticket (up to 8 people per group)
Cafe
café TEIEN
Last order 20:00 (food), 20:30 (drink)
Benefits
After 17:00, we will offer a set drink (usually 450 yen) that can be ordered with food and sweets for 400 yen.
Events during special night hours
■Summer Night Marche August 28 (Fri) 17:00~20:00
■Mini Concert August 28 (Fri) 18:00~18:20, 19:00~19:20
*For details, see here for more information.
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Ebisu)
- Night hours
- Thursday and Friday 17:00-21:00
- Address
- Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0062
Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made
Period
June 18 (Thurs.) - September 21 (Mondays and holidays)
Special night opening schedule
August 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 (Thursdays) (Fridays) until 21:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
TOP Collection: Tomorrow’s Dining Table
Period
July 2 (Thurs.) - September 21 (Mondays and holidays)
Special night opening schedule
August 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 (Thursdays) (Fridays) until 21:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students, group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required).
Nikon Small World / NIKON JOICO AWARD
Period
July 25 (Sat) - August 23 (Sun)
Special night opening schedule
August 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 (Thursdays) (Fridays) until 21:00
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
shop cafe
Special evening hours
August 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
Museum Shop
NADiff BAITEN
Open until 21:00
Cafe
fromtop
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:30
Events during special night hours
■"TOP's Natsuyasumi" August 1 (Sat.) - August 30 (Sun.)
TOP capsule toy will be available! There are also gifts from the shop and summer menu from the cafe.
■ Mini Concert August 13 (Thu) 18:30~18:50, 19:30~19:50
* Please check the details from here.
■ "Mako Idemitsu Exhibition" Screening (Hall 1 F) August 27 (Thurs.) and 28th (Fri.) 18:30~
* Free for students (proof required)/General, 100 yen discount for those aged 60 and older (Show the "Mako Idemitsu" Exhibition ticket stub)
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Kiyosumi Shirakawa)
- Night hours
- Fri 17:00 - 21:00
- Address
- 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022 (inside Kiba Park)
MOT Collection: Art for Starters
Period
April 28 (Tuesday) - August 16 (Sunday)
Special night opening schedule
Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7 and 14th
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
Night Business Days August 7, 14th
Museum Shop
NADiff contemporary
Open until 21:00
Restaurant
100 Spoons
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:00
Cafe & Lounge
Sandwich Upstairs
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:00
Events during special night hours
■Mini Concert August 7 (Fri) 18:30~18:50, 19:30~19:50
* Please check the details from here.
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery (Shibuya)
- Night hours
- Fri 17:00 - 21:00
- Address
- Shibuya Workers’ Welfare Hall 1F, 1-19-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
Listening to the Inner Voice: The Art of Living True
Period
June 27 (Sat) - August 30 (Sun)
Special night opening schedule
Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14th, 21st and 28th
Events during special night hours
■Mini Concert August 14 (Fri) 19:00~19:20, 20:00~20:20
* Please check the details from here.
■ "Slightly Late Gallery Talk"
Friday, August 21, 19:00~20:00 (about 1 hour) Fee: Free
It will be held at a time when it is easy to attend after work, in conjunction with the Summer Night Museum.
Under the guidance of the curator in charge, you can enjoy the works of the exhibition in a relaxed manner.
* With sign language interpretation * No need to apply
Mini Concert “Museum × Music!”
This is a special event of the Summer Night Museum where you can enjoy live music by musicians at the museum, museum and gallery at night.
- 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.
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo × Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
- Date and Time
- August 7 (Fri) 18:30~18:50, 19:30~19:50
- Location
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 1st floor entrance hall
- Fee
- Free
- Song
- ・Danzi/Small Duet No. 2 in D Major Op. 64-2
・Yuko Kanbayashi/Suite
(Flute) GOA+ Registered Artist
(Cello)
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum x Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
- Date and Time
- Thursday, August 13 18:30~18:50, 19:30~19:50
- Location
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum 2nd floor lobby
- Fee
- Free
- Song
- ・Borodin/String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, 1st Mov.
Debussy/String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, 1st Mov.
(Violin)
2nd Prize in the String Section of the 21 Tokyo Music Competition and Audience Award
(Violin)
(Viola)
(Cello)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum x Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 14 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
- Song
- ・Mancini/Moon River
・ Teiichi Okano/Oborozukiyo, etc.
(Flute)
2nd prize in the woodwind section of the 11 Tokyo Music Competition
(Oboe)
2nd Prize in the Woodwind Section of the 13 Tokyo Music Competition
and Audience Award
(Clarinet)
(Bassoon)
First Prize in the Woodwind Section of the 21 Tokyo Music Competition and Audience Award
(Horn)
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery x Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 14 19:00~19:20, 20:00~20:20
- Location
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery Exhibition Room 1
- Fee
- Free
- Song
- ・Bach/Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1
Röger/Unaccompanied Viola Suite No. 3
(viola)
3rd prize in the string section of the 21 Tokyo Music Competition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum x Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 21 17:30~17:50, 18:30~18:50
- Location
- In front of the auditorium Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (lobby level)
- Fee
- Free
- Song
- ・Piazzolla/Libertango
・ Inoue Yosui/Shonen Jidai
(Oboe)
GOA+ Registered Artist
(Clarinet)
GOA+ Registered Artist
(Bassoon)
GOA+ Registered Artist
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum x Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 28 18:00~18:20, 19:00~19:20
※ Summer Night Marche (17:00~20:00) will be held on the day! Please enjoy it together. - Location
- Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Western Garden
*In case of rain, the event will be held in Gallery 2 of the new building. - Fee
- Free (exhibition or garden ticket required)
- Song
- ・Gershwin/The First Song from the Three Preludes
Mozart/Ave Verm Corpuz, etc.
(saxophone quartet)
GOA+ Registered Group
CUI Shishuo
(soprano saxophone)
(saxophone quartet)
GOA+ Registered Group
Yuta HIKOSAKA
(alto saxophone)
(Saxophone Quartet)
GOA+ Registered Group
Atsushi MIYAKOSHI
(Tenor Saxophone)
(Saxophone Quartet)
GOA+ Registered Group
Naoya YAMAMOTO
(Baritone Saxophone)
Please read (Notes)
*The term "student" includes all university students, graduate students, vocational school students, high school students, etc.
*During the Summer Night Museum 2026 period, admission to eligible exhibitions is free for junior high school students and younger. (Proof of age required)
*Whether admission is free or discounted, and the price, varies depending on the exhibition.
*This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.
*Entry is permitted until 30 minutes before closing time. (Excluding Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery)
*The free admission and discounted admission for students mentioned are only valid for entry after 5:00 PM on the specified day. (Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery is always free.)
*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 65 years of age or older should bring their student ID or other proof of age.
*The library at Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum is open until 17:30, the art information room at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is open until 17:00, the library at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is open until 18:00, and the art library at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is open until 17:30.
The office is 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 "Special Evening Opening: Downtown Summer Evening (2026)"
At dusk, when the heat subsides, the buildings in the park are lit with lanterns and lights to enjoy the atmosphere of a summer evening.
This year, we will strengthen safety measures against guerrilla thunderstorms, introduce a quota system, sell online tickets in advance, and change the opening time. There are some differences from previous years, so please check the official website for details.
Date and Time: August 1, 2026 (Saturday) and 2nd (Sunday) 18:00~21:30 (Admission closes at 21: 00)
※ Normal opening 9:30~17:30 (Admission closes at 17: 00)
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)