Uemura Shōkō: A 25th Memorial Exhibition

Shohaku Museum of Art · Nara · –

Key facts

Dates
Aug 29 to Dec 20, 2026 (First period: Aug 29–Oct 4; Second period: Oct 7–Nov 15; Third period: Nov 18–Dec 20)
Venue
Shohaku Museum of Art · Gakuen-mae · Nara · 2-1-4 Tomigaoka, Nara 631-0004
Opening hours
10:00–17:00
Closed
Mondays (the next weekday after a holiday Monday), plus Tue, Oct 6 and Tue, Nov 17 (changeovers).
Admission
Adult (including high school and university students) ¥820; Elementary and junior high school students ¥410
Highlights
Uemura Shōkō (1902–2001), the only son of Uemura Shōen, the first woman to receive the Order of Culture, painted birds and flowers all his life.

Uemura Shōkō (1902–2001), the only son of Uemura Shōen, the first woman to receive the Order of Culture, painted birds and flowers all his life. He taught for 38 years at his alma mater, today's Kyoto City University of Arts, helped found the Sōzō Bijutsu group in 1948 and received the Order of Culture in 1984. For the 25th anniversary of his death, about 130 works and materials held or cared for by the museum, from his early years to his last and including sketches and the elementary-school textbooks he used, shown here for the first time, appear across three periods: among them Pair of Doves (1985, whole run), Moonlit Night (1939, first period) and Spring in the Man'yō Age (1970, first period). Works by Shōen and by Shōkō's son Atsushi are also on special display.

Exhibition information

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Display periods
  • First period: –
  • Second period: –
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Opening hours
10:00–17:00 Last admission 16:00.
Closed
Mondays (the next weekday after a holiday Monday), plus Tue, Oct 6 and Tue, Nov 17 (changeovers).
Closed during the exhibition
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Admission
  • Adult (including high school and university students) ¥820
  • Elementary and junior high school students ¥410
Reservation
No reservation is mentioned. Discounted tickets (JPY 730 and 360) at Kintetsu station offices, as JTB e-tickets and at convenience stores. Groups of 20 or more get 10% off; disability-certificate holders and one companion 20% off.
Address
2-1-4 Tomigaoka, Nara 631-0004

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Questions

How much is admission to Uemura Shōkō: A 25th Memorial Exhibition?

Adult (including high school and university students) ¥820; Elementary and junior high school students ¥410.

When is Uemura Shōkō: A 25th Memorial Exhibition on, and does the display change?

Aug 29 to Dec 20, 2026. First period: Aug 29–Oct 4; Second period: Oct 7–Nov 15; Third period: Nov 18–Dec 20.

What are the opening hours of Uemura Shōkō: A 25th Memorial Exhibition?

Open 10:00–17:00. Last admission 16:00. Closed: Mondays (the next weekday after a holiday Monday), plus Tue, Oct 6 and Tue, Nov 17 (changeovers).

Is there an audio guide for Uemura Shōkō: A 25th Memorial Exhibition?

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

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