- *Summer Night Museum 2025 has ended.
Tokyo's museums and galleries are open until 21:00 every Friday this summer
Students can enter for free after 17:00! Special rates for the general public and those over 65 years old!
Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Facilities will be holding "Summer Night Museum 2025" again this year!
From Thursday, August 14th to Friday, September 26th, we will be offering special benefits such as extended opening hours until 9:00 pm every Friday night and discounted admission fees. Participating facilities are Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery a total of five museums. In addition to special benefits for visitors, this year we will also be hosting attractive events such as a mini-concert "Museum x Music!" in collaboration with Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, as well as talk events with exhibiting artists. Summer Night Museum is full of new discoveries. Come experience it for yourself!
News
2025.9.29 Summer Night Museum 2025 has ended. Thank you for coming.
2025.9.11 Mini Concert “Museum × Music!” Tokyo Photographic Art Museum × Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
2025.9.5 Mini Concert “Museum × Music!” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum × Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
2025.8.29 Mini Concert “Museum × Music!” Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery × Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
2025.8.22 Mini Concert “Museum × Music!” Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum × Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
2025.8.21 Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Online ticket sales and crowd situation on the day of the "ART DECO NIGHT GARDEN PARTY" event held
2025.8.15 Mini Concert “Museum × Music!” Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo × Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
2025.8.14 Starts Today! Summer Night Museum 2025
2025.4.30 Summer Night Museum 2025 will be held!
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno)
- Night hours
- Fri 17:00-20:00
- Address
- 8-36 Ueno-Park Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
Pleasure in Making: The Creative Spirit of DIY for Living
Period
Thursday, July 24 - Wednesday, October 8
Summer Night Museum Night Opening Dates
August 15, 22, 29
September 5, 12, 19, 26
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / 200 yen discount for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
※18 years old and younger and high school students and younger are free at any time during the exhibition (proof required)
Events
DIY Live by Akihiro Ito Architects + studiomegane architects
- Date and Time
- September 26 18:00 - 19:30
- appearance
- ITO Yoshihiko (Associate Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
- Venue
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Gallery B
- Fee
- Free (admission ticket required/valid on the day of the exhibition)
* With sign language interpretation * Advance application only, first-come-first-served basis
* This event will be held on other dates during the exhibition. Please check the details on the exhibition website. * Ended.
Textile bar
- Date and Time
- August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26 16:00 - 20:00
- Lecturer
- HISAMURA Taku
- Venue
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Gallery A
- Fee
- Free (admission ticket required/valid on the day of the exhibition)
* No need to apply in advance* Advance application required, first-come-first-served basis * Ended.
Van Gogh’s Home: The Van Gogh Museum. The Painter’s Legacy, the Family Collection, the Ongoing Story
Period
Friday, September 12 - Sunday, December 21
Summer Night Museum Night Opening Dates
September 12, 19, 26
*Free for those under 18 and high school students during the exhibition (proof required)
* Free for university and vocational school students on weekdays in September (proof required)
Restaurant, Cafe and Shop
Night Business Days August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26
Museum Shop
Open until 20:00
Benefits
All customers who make a purchase in the shop after 5:00 PM will receive a gift set of two postcards (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum exterior, masterpieces) + mini clip!
*You cannot choose the design of the masterpiece postcard or mini clip.
Restaurant
RESTAURANT MUSE
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:30
Benefits
Customers who order after 17:30 receive 5% discount at checkout
RESTAURANT salon
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:00
Benefits
Customers who order after 17:30 will receive 5% discount at checkout
※ On August 15, 22, 29 and September 5, we will be open until 17:30.
Cafe
cafe Art
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:30
Benefits
Customers who order after 17:30 will receive 5% discount at checkout
※ On August 15, 22, 29 and September 5, we will be open until 17:30.
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (Meguro)
- Night hours
- Fri 17:00 - 21:00
- Address
- 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071
Looking at Architecture 2025: A Mansion’s Many Eras
Period
Saturday, June 7 - Sunday, August 24
Special night opening schedule
August 15, 22
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Open garden
Nighttime Special Opening Schedule
August 15, 22, 29
September 5, 12, 19, 26
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and over (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.
Special evening event
アール・デコ博覧会開催100周年記念 夜会 ～ART DECO NIGHT GARDEN PARTY～
*Ended.
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 22 17:00 - 20:00
- Fee
- You need an exhibition or garden ticket.
※ Please purchase the ticket in advance from the online ticket page of the museum website.
Or purchase at the ticket office after 17:00 on the day.
* If you purchase on the day of the performance, you may have to wait until you purchase the ticket or enter the venue depending on the congestion. We appreciate your understanding in advance.
Restaurant, Cafe and Shop
Special night business days August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26
Restaurant
TEIEN Restaurant comodo
Open until 21:00/Last order 20:00
Benefits
10% discount only for customers who order a course meal after 17:30
(Please present an exhibition or garden ticket valid on the day.)
Cafe
café TEIEN
Open until 21:00/Last orders 20:00 (food), 20:30 (drinks)
Benefits
10% discount only for customers who order targeted food or dessert after 17:00
※ August 29, Closed September 5, 12, 19 and 26
Museum Shop
FERMIER
Open until 21:00/Cafe Space Last order 20:00
Benefits
[Cafe]
100 yen discount only for customers who order cheese plate and wine after 17:00
* Even if the wine is not subject to the regular set discount, it is still eligible
[Cheese sale]
After 17:00, 1 dried fruit sample will be given to customers who purchase more than 5,000 yen including tax!
* Quantity is limited. End as soon as we run out
Lumière
Open until 21:00
Benefits
After 17:00, all customers who purchase at the shop will get an "original sticker"!
* Quantity is limited. End as soon as they run out
* Closed August 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26
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
TOP 30th anniversary TOP Collection: transphysical
Period
Thursday, July 3 - Sunday, September 21
Special night opening schedule
August 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
September 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
TOP 30th Anniversary Luigi Ghirri Infinite Landscapes
Period
Thursday, July 3 - Sunday, September 28
Special night opening schedule
August 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
September 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
TOP 30th Anniversary Pedro Costa Innervisions
Period
Thursday, August 28 - Sunday, December 7
Special night opening schedule
August 28, 29
September 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Cafe and Shop
Special evening hours
August 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
September 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
Cafe
fromtop
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:30
Museum Shop
NADiff BAITEN
Open until 21:00
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 30th Anniversary Exhibit Nine Profiles: 1935→2025
Period
Saturday, August 2 - November 24 (Mon. Closed)
Special night opening schedule
August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
MOT’s 30th Anniversary Exhibition Choreographies of the Everyday
Period
Saturday, August 23 - November 24 (Mon. Closed)
Special night opening schedule
August 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Events
THORNITURE by FAMEME Talk & live performance * Ended.
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 29
17:30 DOOR OPEN (DJ TIME)
18:00~18:45 Crosstalk: FAMEME x KAWANO Midori x MIKAMI Mariko
19:00 - 20:00 Live Performance: DANNY JIN, Namichie, Moment Joon - Venue
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo B2F Auditorium
- Fee
- Free
* No need to apply in advance
Aki Sasamoto’s Life Laboratory
Period
Saturday, August 23 - November 24 (Mon. Closed)
Special night opening schedule
August 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26
Benefits
Admission after 17:00 is free for students / group rate applies for general and 65 years old and older (proof required)
Events
Guided tour by the curator in charge
*Ended.
- Date and Time
- Friday, September 12 19:00 - 19:40
- Fee
- Free (Tickets valid on the day are required)
* No need to apply in advance
Special programs during evening hours
Gazing at the Gallery Cruise Museum - Opening Your Sense in the Serenity -
- Date and Time
- Friday, September 12 18:00 - 19:30, 19 (Fri) 18:00 - 19:30
- Fee
- Free
- Target
- 8 people each time
* Application in advance and lottery system * Ended. - Contents
- Please drop by on your way home from work and feel like taking a break. You don't need to know much about art.
No special preparation is required. Let's have a moment to reset your mind and senses in a quiet space.
* During the program, you will use tools such as eye masks and earmuffs provided by the museum.
Restaurant, Cafe and Shop
Special night business days August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26
Restaurant
100 Spoons
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:00
Cafe & Lounge
Sandwich Upstairs
Open until 20:00/Last order 19:00
Museum Shop
NADiff contemporary
Open until 21:00
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Night hours
- Fri 17:00 - 21:00
- Address
- Shibuya Workers’ Welfare Hall 1F, 1-19-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
Art Brut Then and Now Vol.4 The Meeting Place of Unveiled Worlds
Period
Saturday, June 21 - Sunday, August 31
Special night opening schedule
August 15, 22, 29
Free anytime
Events
Related Event of "The Meeting Place of Unveiled Worlds" Evening Art Chat ＆Viewing
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 22 19:30 - 20:30 (about 1 hour)
- Fee
- Free
- Contents
- It is held at a late time, which is easy to join after work. You can enjoy the works of the exhibition while chatting with the curator.
* With sign language interpretation* Advance application required, lottery* Ended.
Mini Concert “Museum × Music!”
This is a special project of the Summer Night Museum where you can enjoy the live performance of musicians at the museum and gallery at night.
* You don't need to apply in advance.
* The contents are subject to change or cancellation depending on the weather. Please check the official website for details.
* Information will be posted on this website as needed.
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo x Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 15 18:30 - 18:50, 19:30 - 19:50
- Location
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 1st floor entrance hall
- Fee
- Free
- Song
- Britain: Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72
- *This event has ended.
[Cello]
2nd Prize, String Section, 13 Tokyo Music Competition
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum x Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 22 17:30 - 17:50, 19:30 - 19:50
- Location
- Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum European Garden
- Fee
- Free (exhibition or garden ticket required)
* Please purchase the ticket in advance from the online ticket page of the museum website.
Or purchase at the ticket office after 17:00 on the day.
* If you purchase on the day of the performance, you may have to wait until you purchase the ticket or enter the venue depending on the congestion. We appreciate your understanding in advance. - Song
- Kozuma: dry leaves and others
- *This event has ended.
[Trumpet]
GOA+ Registered Artists
[Horn]
GOA+ Registered Artist
[Trombone]
Registered Artist on GOA+
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
- Date and Time
- Friday, August 29 19:00 - 19:20, 20:00 - 20:20
- Location
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Fee
- Free
- Song
- Dubois: Small Suite for Flute and Basoon, etc.
- *This event has ended.
[Flute]
GOA+ Registered Artist
[Bassoon]
GOA+ Registered Artist
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum x Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
- Date and Time
- Friday, September 5 18:00 - 18:20, 19:00 - 19:20
- Location
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Special Hall Foyer
- Fee
- Free
- Song
- Mozart: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Variations, etc.
* This event has ended.
[Euphonium]
GOA+ Registered Artist
[Saxophone]
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum x Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
- Date and Time
- Thursday, September 11 18:30 - 18:50, 19:30 - 19:50
- Location
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum 2nd floor lobby
- Fee
- Free
- Song
- Rota: A Little Gift of Music
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G Major K525
* This event has ended
[Flute]
[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]
1st Prize in the Brass Section of the 20 Tokyo Music Competition
Please read (Notes)
*Students and those aged 65 and over must present their student ID or proof of age.
*Students include all students below university age (vocational school students, high school students, and junior high school students).
*Free admission, discounts, and prices vary depending on the exhibition.
*Cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts.
*The free admission and discounted admission fees for students are limited to admission after 5:00 PM on the applicable day. (Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery is always free.)
*Discounts are only applicable to purchases at the ticket counter on the day of the event. Online ticket purchases are not eligible.
*Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time (excluding Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery).
* Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 's Art Information Room is open until 17:00, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum 's Library is open until 18:00, and the Museum of Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 's Art Library is open until 18:00.
*Please note that the schedule may change depending on the weather and other circumstances.
Additional Event Information
Various events will be held at each facility in August and September!
For details, please refer to the facility's website or SNS.
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum "Downtown Summer Evening"
It is an event to extend the opening time and spend a summer evening. On Shitamachi Naka Dori, the restored buildings are lit with lanterns and lights, creating a different view of the town. You can spend your time feeling the cool breeze of the evening in a traditional Japanese house.
Date and time: Saturday, August 2, 2025, 3 (The park opens at 9:30 and closes at 20:00.) 16:00 - 20:30
* Ended.
"MUSEUM RALLY 2025"
The Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, a public interest incorporated foundation, will be running the "Museum Rally 2025: Solve Mysteries at the Museum," a tour of eight museums to solve mysteries, in collaboration with Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. and the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art.
This is an experiential art entertainment experience where you can access the special website, follow the story, solve mysteries and explore the museum. We hope you enjoy this new art experience.
Event period: Wednesday, August 6 - Sunday, September 28, 2025
Venues: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, The National Art Center, Tokyo
*Ended.
Click here for the special website for "Museum Rally 2025 to solve mysteries at the museum"!
Basic Information
- Event name
- Summer Night Museum 2025
- Schedule
- Every Friday night from Thursday, August 14 to Friday, September 26, 2025
* Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is open on Thursdays as well - Time
- 17:00 - 21:00
* Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is open until 20:00. - Venue
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
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)