Setagaya Art Museum

Setagaya Art Museum is a municipal art museum in Setagaya ward, Tokyo, situated within Kinuta Park. The museum focuses on modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on artists connected to Setagaya and the wider Tokyo cultural scene.

Exhibition spaces include long-term displays from the permanent collection and rotating temporary shows; the museum also runs educational programs and small public events. The building and grounds are used in combination with Kinuta Park for seasonal visits, including cherry blossom viewing in spring.

The museum was established to serve local cultural needs and to preserve and present artworks by modern Japanese artists. It is sited in southwest Tokyo within Kinuta Park, accessible by local transit and park pathways.

• Park setting: Located within Kinuta Park in Setagaya ward, combining museum visits with park landscapes and seasonal cherry blossoms.
• Collections and exhibitions: Operates rotating temporary exhibitions alongside a permanent collection focused on modern and contemporary Japanese art and artists associated with Setagaya.

What to See #

• Main exhibition galleries: Contains several permanent exhibition galleries that display works from the museums collection of modern and contemporary Japanese art and regional artists.
• Library and archives: Houses a small research library and archive used by visitors and scholars researching the museum collection and local art history.