Exhibitions in Nara, Oct–Nov 2026
14 exhibitions on now in Nara, 7 opening soon; 2 with a GUAN in-depth audio guide. Dates and museums at a glance.
On now
- The Kokinshū and The Tales of Ise: Tenri Central Library 96th Anniversary Exhibition — Tenri Central Library · – · In-depth audio guide
- The 78th Annual Exhibition of Shōsō-in Treasures — Nara National Museum · – · In-depth audio guide
- Autumn Exhibition: The Allure of Motifs in Modern Painting — Nakano Museum of Art · – · Exhibition information
- Masterpieces of Modern Japanese-style Paintings — Special Feature: SHODA Kakuyu and UENAKA Chokusai — Nara Prefectural Museum of Art · – · Exhibition information
- Commemorating New Acquisitions: The 140th Anniversary of Birth — Works of TOMIMOTO Kenkichi in the Showa Era — Nara Prefectural Museum of Art · – · Exhibition information
- Gods of Naramachi: Gangoji's Guardian Shrines and the Town's Deities — Gangoji · – · Exhibition information
- The Capital Relocation to Nara: From “Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara” to Heijo — Heijokyu Izanaikan Museum · – · Exhibition information
- Horses and Horse Trappings: Results of the Conservation of the National Treasure Finds from the Fujinoki Tumulus, Part 2 — The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture · – · Exhibition information
- Craftsmanship and Identity: Embodied Traditions of Life and Costume in Asia’s Ethnic Communities — Tenri University Sankokan Museum · – · Exhibition information
- Takaterasu Miyako: The Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara in Modern Japanese Painting — Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yō Culture · – · Exhibition information
- The Earthly Paradise of Hangzhou and the Wuyue Kingdom: Buddhist Belief in Artwork — The Museum Yamato Bunkakan · – · Exhibition information
- Master of Craft: Living National Treasure Kitamura Shosai — Treasures of Maki-e and Raden Lacquer Arts and Kasuga Taisha — Kasugataisha Museum · – · Exhibition information
- UNESCO The World Heritage Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara with NABUNKEN — Asuka Historical Museum · – · Exhibition information
- Uemura Shōkō: A 25th Memorial Exhibition — Shohaku Museum of Art · – · Exhibition information
Opening soon
- Faith and Art of the Kasuga Wakamiya On-matsuri Festival — Nara National Museum · – · Exhibition information
- Singing, Dancing, and Music in Art — The Museum Yamato Bunkakan · – · Exhibition information
- Pioneering Women Artists: Works from the Nirasaki Ohmura Art Museum — Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yō Culture · – · Exhibition information
- Special Display: Asuka and Fujiwara from the Museum Collection — The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture · – · Exhibition information
- Traditional Culture Today, The World of Sumi Ink and Washi Paper — Sumi Ink Expression in Contemporary Art — Nara Prefectural Museum of Art · – · Exhibition information
- Omizutori: The Water-Drawing Rite — Nara National Museum · – · Exhibition information
- Drafts and Finished Paintings by Three Generations of the Uemura Family — Shohaku Museum of Art · – · Exhibition information
Museums
- Nara National Museum — Nara Park
- The Museum Yamato Bunkakan — Gakuen-mae
- Nara Prefectural Museum of Art — Nara Park
- Kasugataisha Museum — Nara Park
- Nakano Museum of Art — Gakuen-mae
- Shohaku Museum of Art — Gakuen-mae
- Heijokyu Izanaikan Museum — Nara Palace Site
- Gangoji — Naramachi
- Tenri University Sankokan Museum — Tenri
- Tenri Central Library — Tenri
- The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture — Kashihara
- Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yō Culture — Asuka
- Asuka Historical Museum — Asuka