YAYOI KUSAMA Museum

Art museum · Shinjuku

YAYOI KUSAMA Museum

Art museum · Shinjuku

107 Bentencho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-0851, Japan

Highlights

Nestled in Shinjuku, this compact museum is a must-visit for Yayoi Kusama fans, showcasing her dazzling polka-dotted installations and sculptures.

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"In a suburban part of Shinjuku, a smooth white building rises five stories high—a museum completely devoted to the works of Yayoi Kusama. The building looks slim, but it houses a bulk of the larger-than-life and avant-garde artist’s pieces, including an installation of her “infinity room” series (an Instagram sensation which, in the past, drew hundreds of thousands of visitors in stateside exhibitions) to polka-dotted paintings and sculptures. The museum changes its exhibition two times a year, and as it’s still relatively new, it’s only cracked the surface of the prolific artist’s work." - Anna Chittenden, Melinda Joe

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"Then head to Tokyo, where the artist opened a museum dedicated to her work. Exhibitions are on semi-annual rotation: The current show is a mix of collages, furniture, and oversized polka-dot sculptures created over four decades and runs through January 31; the next exhibition has not yet been announced. As with most Kusama exhibits, you'll need to buy the 1,000 yen ($9) tickets online a month in advance for one of the four 90-minute slots per day."

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"Book well in advance if you want to snag a 90-minute time slot to the world’s only museum dedicated to the fabulously eccentric Yayoi Kusama. The avant-garde provocateur has been turning heads since the 1960s, but recent years she has transformed into an internet phenomenon and one of the most influential artists in Japan. Located near her studio in Shinjuku, the museum is one of Tokyo’s hottest openings of the last few years. Only 200 lucky visitors make it in daily, which keeps the Instragram influencers from crowding works like the mirrored “Infinity Room.” While the museum doesn’t have much floor space to work with, the architects have made sure that every corner of it is photogenic; even the elevators beg for selfies. Ride one up to the fifth floor to find another flamboyant, glittering gourd up on the roof by the reading room. In addition to her larger-scale works, the museum displays paintings and all sorts of other polka dots, and special exhibitions change twice a year." - Diana Hubbell

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I love the artist herself, and the exhibition tells you her dark and bright side of life and artworks. Actually I have never seen her young age arts and actively pictures when she was in Manhattan which impressed me. Her entire life dedicated to art. That is the reason for four starts. However, for those who are pregnant or old, it is hard to go up steep stairs. As the elevator is only one, you need to wait to go up and down for a while, better to be aware of it before you visit. Photography is allowed only in the rooftop. It took me only 40 minutes as it’s a small museum. All tickets are sold online and no tickets are sold at the place.

Tk Cheng

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Disappointingly small museum. You can't count this as a museum, it's more like a really really really tiny private gallery. We finished the visit in 15 mins. For a world class artist, you'd expect more effort to be placed in displaying her art. There were so little pieces on display and it is probably only 0.1% of the work that she has done Many of her nicer works aren't featured . Would not recommend. You can get a similar or even better experience watching a video on YouTube about her. Skip this and don't waste your time here

Sang

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Random location, nothing around this area. The building is cool, but the gallery itself is a few floors. It’s quite a small space, probably done within 30 mins. The timed entries probably help as it’s so small if there were too many people it wouldn’t be as enjoyable. No photos on particular floors. I would love to visit again, but don’t expect too much! Wish it was bigger and more art work but what do I expect for 1100Yen!

Dan Wong

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Very interesting and well worth the visit. I thought the space might be a little bigger but I guess it fits with what the artist is all about. In the waseda area. It was a shame that soke fellow tourists chose to ignore the requests of the staff and openly videos some of the exhibit even though they had been requested not to 15s before.

kat

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You have to book your ticket before going. It’s a small but lovely gallery. If you are a fan of the artist you would probably really enjoy the museum. Pictures are not allowed in some floors and they have a small gift shop at the first floor.

Annie Sobol

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Make sure to purchase your tickets in advance! Do not just show up or you will be turned away. The current exhibition is of her earlier work. I wish we were able to take photos of her work but it is not allowed 🚫. However, you are able to take a few photos on the bottom and top floors. The museum itself is smaller - more of a boutique museum space. Overall, it was a nice exhibition of her earlier work.

Anne-Sophie Mayos

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The museum is relatively small but with a lot of art pieces, from canvas to sculptures and pumpkin immersion room (also in the elevator). We really enjoyed our time there, especially after having seen the Yayoi Kusama exhibit in Washington DC previously. Note that a reservation is needed to enter the museum.

Stefan

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Tickets in advance are needed to enter the museum. The museum houses exhibitions on 5 floors with photographs only allowed on the 4th and 5th floor which are also the smallest exhibits. The gift shop is on the first floor and is also incredibly small. I’m giving it 5 stars because I’ve always wanted to see Yayoi Kusama’s work in person and was grateful to get the opportunity to do that. Any fan of her work will appreciate the pieces in the museum regardless of the size.