21st Century Museum Year-end and New Year's Holidays Closing, Temporary Opening and Web Ticket Purchase Information
The 21st Century Museum will be closed for the Year-end and New Year's Holidays:
From Friday, December 29, 2023, to Monday, January 1, 2024.
【Temporary Opening of the Museum on New Year's Day】
The Museum will be temporarily open from January 2 (Tue.) to January 3 (Wed.), 2024 and closed on January 4 (Thu.).
The Museum opening schedule will be shortened: from 9:00 to 18:00.
Please look down below for the opening hours of each facility.
| -Exhibition Zone (Ticket sales end at 16:30) -Long-term Project Room -Design Gallery -Café-Restaurant “Fusion21” | -Museum Shop |
The following facilities are closed during the temporary opening:
-Art Library
-Kids Studio
-Nursery
-Tea rooms
-People’s Gallery
-Theater 21
Advance Web Ticket Purchase
Although the Museum does not charge admission, tickets are required to enter the exhibitions. During the New Year's Holidays, the general information and ticket sales offices will be extremely crowded.
To avoid standing in line to get the tickets at the counter on the day of the exhibition, please make your reservations online in advance.
By doing so, you will be able to enter the exhibition directly.
【Ongoing exhibitions during the New Year's Holidays】
- -DXP (Digital Transformation Planet): Towards the Next Interface
- -Collection Exhibition 2：Electricity-Sound
- -Special Exhibition: Ryoji Ikeda(*This exhibition ticket is the same as “Collection Exhibition 2")
【Web Tickets】
Web tickets are available by date and time.
Special Exhibition tickets can also be used to view the Collection Exhibition.
No need to purchase duplicate tickets.
For people baring tickets for the Special Exhibition
How to enter the basement of “The Swimming Pool”:
If you wish to enter the basement of the art installation “The Swimming Pool”, please use the waiting list system on the day of your visit.
Click here for more details
Reception Desk for Museum Membership
The reception desk of the Membership will be closed during the following period:
From Friday, December 29, 2023, to Thursday, January 4, 2024.
Membership registration and renewal through the website will be available as usual.
Click here to registrate a Museum Membership(JP)
*Museum membership and renewal procedures, as well as fidelity point exchanges at the Museum will be available from January 5 (Fri.) onward.
*Inquiries by phone, fax, and e-mail will also be closed.