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Summer Night Museum 2026

This summer, 6 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museums, Museums and Galleries are open at night every Friday!
Enjoy a special view at the museum on a summer night!

Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Facilities will hold the Summer Night Museum at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museums, Museums and Galleries in the evening again this year, with the aim of providing young people and adults with an opportunity to experience art and culture casually during the summer.
Special events are planned at each facility during the exhibition. Stay tuned.

※ Special benefits for visitors and details of the event will be announced on this page at a later date.

News

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)

Content
◎Every Friday in August, the facilities will have special evening hours.
* Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is open until 8 PM. Other facilities are open until 9 PM.
◎We plan to offer special benefits and events for visitors.
*Details regarding visitor benefits and event information will be announced on this page at a later date.

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, 14, 21 and 28

Special Exhibition Commemorating the Renewal of the Edo-Tokyo Museum: "Dreams and Challenges of the Meiji Period in the Western House"

Period

Tuesday, June 23 to Sunday, August 23

Special night opening schedule

Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14, and 21

"Ukiyoe Exhibition by Idemitsu and Edo Haku Collection (tentative)"

Period

Tuesday, August 25 to Sunday, September 27

Special night opening schedule

Until 21:00, Friday, August 28

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno)

Night hours
Fri 17:00-20:00
Address
8-36 Ueno-Park Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

"Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Museum 100th Anniversary: Landscapes of This Place – Ueno, Omuta, Buenos Aires"

Period

Thursday, July 23 to Wednesday, October 7

Special Night Opening Schedule

Until 20:00 on Friday, August 7, 14, 21 and 28

"Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 100th Anniversary Commemoration: The British Museum's Collection of Japanese Art - A Flourishing Splendor: Edo Paintings That Crossed the Seas"

Period

Saturday, July 25 to Sunday, October 18

Special Night Opening Schedule

Until 20:00 on Friday, August 7, 14, 21 and 28

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (Meguro/Shirokanedai)

Night hours
Fri 17:00 - 21:00
Address
5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071
Exterior view of the south side of the main building Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. Photo by Hideki Okura (Kurome Photo Studio)

Open garden

Garden

All year round
* Some sections of the Japanese garden are open until 18:00.

Nighttime Special Opening Schedule

Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14, 21 and 28

"Lucy Lee Exhibition: Elegant Vessels Connecting East and West"

Period

Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, September 13

Special night opening schedule

Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14, 21 and 28

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
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

"Mako Idemitsu: A Filmmaker's Autobiography"

Period

Thursday, June 18 - September 21 (Mon/Holiday)

Special night opening schedule

August 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28th (Thu) (Fri) until 21:00

TOP Collection Tomorrow's Dining Table

Period

Thursday, July 2 - September 21 (Mon/Holiday)

Special night opening schedule

August 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28th (Thu) (Fri) 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)
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

"MOT collection"

Period

Tuesday, April 28 to Sunday, August 16

Special night opening schedule

Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7 and 14

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
Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery

“Listening to the voice of my heart, the way to live my life ”

Period

Saturday, June 27 to Sunday, August 30

Special night opening schedule

Until 21:00 on Friday, August 7, 14, 21 and 28

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)