Chintz: A Global Story—The Karun Thakar Collection
Fukuoka Art Museum · 2F Special Exhibition Gallery · Fukuoka · –
Indian chintz from the fourteenth to nineteenth centuries, collected by London-based Karun Thakar, traces how the textiles spread to Europe, Southeast Asia, and Japan and shaped a shared taste across the world. The tour opened at Tokyo Station Gallery in 2025.
Exhibition information
Plan your visit
- Opening hours
- 09:30–17:30 Until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays in October; last admission 30 minutes before closing.
- Closed
- Mondays (open Oct 19 and Nov 23), plus Oct 20, Oct 21, and Nov 24.
- Closed during the exhibition
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- Admission
- Adult ¥1,700
- High-school/university student ¥1,100
- Reservation
- No timed entry. Advance tickets (JPY 1,600 for adults) are sold through Oct 16. Free for junior-high students and younger, and for disability-certificate holders with one caregiver.
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