Reflections in Jewellery: Memory and Identity

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto · 3F Special Exhibition Galleries · Kyoto · –

Key facts

Dates
Oct 24, 2026 to Jan 17, 2027
Venue
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto · Okazaki · Kyoto
Opening hours
10:00–18:00
Closed
Mondays (open Nov 23 and Jan 11), plus Nov 24, Dec 29–Jan 3, and Jan 12.
Admission
Adult ¥2,000; University student ¥1,300; High-school student ¥600
Highlights
Taking postwar Japan as its viewpoint, the exhibition re-examines what jewellery can express, from the founding of the Japan Jewellery Designers Association (JJDA) in 1964 and the “contemporary jewellery” introduced from the late 1970s to artists working today.

Taking postwar Japan as its viewpoint, the exhibition re-examines what jewellery can express, from the founding of the Japan Jewellery Designers Association (JJDA) in 1964 and the “contemporary jewellery” introduced from the late 1970s to artists working today. About 350 pieces include a large showing from the Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry collection and masterworks coming to Japan from Germany for the first time in about 50 years; more than 70 artists are planned, among them Hiramatsu Yasuki, Otto Künzli, and Ted Noten. It then tours to the Iwami Art Museum and the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art.

Exhibition information

Plan your visit

Opening hours
10:00–18:00 Until 20:00 on Fridays; last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Closed
Mondays (open Nov 23 and Jan 11), plus Nov 24, Dec 29–Jan 3, and Jan 12.
Closed during the exhibition
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Admission
  • Adult ¥2,000
  • University student ¥1,300
  • High-school student ¥600
Reservation
No timed reservation; tickets are also sold at the museum. Advance tickets (Aug 24–Oct 23) and Friday tickets after 18:00 cost JPY 1,800 / 1,100 / 400. Free for junior-high students and younger, disability-certificate holders with one companion, and members of single-parent households (ID required). Wear your own jewellery for JPY 100 off a same-day ticket bought at the counter. The ticket includes the Collection Gallery.

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Questions

How much is admission to Reflections in Jewellery: Memory and Identity?

Adult ¥2,000; University student ¥1,300; High-school student ¥600.

When is Reflections in Jewellery: Memory and Identity on?

Oct 24, 2026 to Jan 17, 2027.

What are the opening hours of Reflections in Jewellery: Memory and Identity?

Open 10:00–18:00. Until 20:00 on Fridays; last entry 30 minutes before closing. Closed: Mondays (open Nov 23 and Jan 11), plus Nov 24, Dec 29–Jan 3, and Jan 12.

Is there an audio guide for Reflections in Jewellery: Memory and Identity?

GUAN has no guide for this exhibition; dates and visiting information are on this page.

Official website

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