Kyoto
Museums in Kyoto
Kyoto's art museums and cultural museums span every layer of Japan's thousand-year history — temple treasure houses, traditional crafts, contemporary art, and more. Many are within walking distance of the city's famous sights, making them easy to fit into a sightseeing itinerary.
Current & upcoming exhibitions
- On viewSpring 2026: Hideyoshi and the Toyotomi Retainers Who Studied under OribeFuruta Oribe Art Museum ・ 2026.03.12 〜 2026.09.13
- Upcoming"Lullaby of the Dawn" Live Drawing Event [Two Million Stars]Kyoto International Manga Museum ・ 2026.09.19 〜 2026.09.19
- On viewThe Design of War, the Design of PlayKyotokogeisen'idaigaku Art Crafts Museum ・ 2026.07.30 〜 2026.10.24
- Upcoming"Lullaby of the Dawn" Exhibition [Two Million Stars]Kyoto International Manga Museum ・ 2026.09.11 〜 2026.10.27
- UpcomingKaori Endo: Sleep Methods for the 22nd Century / Mithu Sen: Unwritten IntimacyKyotoshiritsugeijutsudaigaku Gyarari @ Kcua Museum ・ 2026.10.01 〜 2026.11.08
- UpcomingChildren Who Grew Up with Manga– 40 Years of Manga in EuropeKyoto International Manga Museum ・ 2026.09.17 〜 2027.01.19
- Always on viewPermanent Exhibition: The Art and Craft of ShiboriKyoto Shibori Crafts Museum ・ Always on view
All museums (87)
KCI Gallery
Kyoto
Ike Ba Na Museum
Kyoto
Omocha Eiga Museum
Kyoto
Kizakurakappakantori Museum
Kyoto
Jiorama ･ Kyoto ･ Japan Museum
Kyoto
Chimu Rabo Baiovorutekkusu Kyoto Museum
Kyoto
Adachi Kumi Himo Museum
Kyoto
Ii Art Museum
Kyoto
Eki Tomi Chi Gakkai Museum
Kyoto
Endo Tsuyoshi 熈 Art Museum
Kyoto
Nani 必 Kan ･ Kyoto Contemporary Art Museum
Kyoto
Hanazonodaigaku History Museum
Kyoto
Kakuya Museum
Kyoto
Raku Art Museum
Kyoto
Kan Prefectural Kanji Museum ･ Tosho Museum
Kyoto
Iwakura Tomomi Yusei Kyutaku Museum
Kyoto
Kyosera Gallery
Kyoto
Kyo Kashi Museum
Kyoto
Kyo Sashimono Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Samurai Ninja Taiken Museum
Kyoto
Kyotogaikokugodaigaku International Culture Museum
Kyoto
Kyotokyoikudaigaku Kyoiku Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Geijutsu Daigaku Geijutsu Museum
Kyoto
Kyotokogeisen'idaigaku Art Crafts Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Shibori Crafts Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto International Manga Museum
Kyoto
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Kyoto
Kyoto National Museum
Kyoto
Kyotosangyodaigaku Gallery
Kyoto
Kyoto City Archaeological Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto City Art Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto City Heiankyo So Sei Museum
Kyoto
京都市立芸術大学ギャラリー
Kyoto
Kyotoshiritsugeijutsudaigaku Gyarari @ Kcua Museum
Kyoto
Kyotoshiritsugeijutsudaigaku Geijutsu Museum
Kyoto
京都市立考古資料館
Kyoto
Kyoto Kiyoshi So Netsuke Museum
Kyoto
Kyotoseikadaigaku Gyarari Terra - S Museum
Kyoto
Kyotodai Gaku Sogo Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Railway Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Dento Crafts Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Dento Sangyo Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto Gaku ･ He Irodori Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefectural Sogo Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefectural Tohan Meiga Niwa Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefectural Domoto Insho Art Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Culture Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Mingei Museum
Kyoto
Kyoto Hotoke Museum
Kyoto
Gekkeikan Okura Memorial Museum
Kyoto
Furuta Oribe Art Museum
Kyoto
Ko Urara Art Museum
Kyoto
Saga Art Daigaku ･ Sagabijutsutankidaigaku Fuzoku Museum
Kyoto
Saganokankosen Museum
Kyoto
Saga Arashiyama Bun Hana Museum
Kyoto
Saiken Art Museum
Kyoto
Uketamawa Ten 閣 Art Museum
Kyoto
Tenohira Art Museum
Kyoto
Matsumoto Akira Kei Hotoke Zo Chokoku Art Museum
Kyoto
Niwaji Reiho Museum
Kyoto
Shimizu San Nen Zaka Art Museum
Kyoto
Nishijin'ori Kai Museum
Kyoto
Sen Satoshi Gallery
Kyoto
Izumi Ya Haku Inishie Museum
Kyoto
Some ･ Seiryu Museum
Kyoto
Onishi Kiyoshi Migi Emon Art Museum
Kyoto
Otanidaigaku Museum
Kyoto
Daigoji Reiho Museum
Kyoto
Sado Museum
Kyoto
Chu Shin Art Museum
Kyoto
Shimatsu Sogyo Memorial Museum
Kyoto
Ceramics Homotsu Museum
Kyoto
Museum Sa Ga Ningyo Ie Museum
Kyoto
Shiro Isago Sonso Museum
Kyoto
Biwako Sosui Memorial Museum
Kyoto
Fuzoku Museum
Kyoto
Fukuda Art Museum
Kyoto
Heian Museum
Kyoto
Namikawa Yasuyuki Shippo Memorial Museum
Kyoto
Kitamura Art Museum
Kyoto
Kitano Temmangu Homotsuden Museum
Kyoto
Nomura Art Museum
Kyoto
Ritsumeikandaigaku International Peace Museum
Kyoto
Ryu Tani Museum
Kyoto
Reisen Ka Shigure Tei Bunko Museum
Kyoto
Reizan History Museum
Kyoto
Hotoke Kyo Daigaku Shukyo Culture Museum
Kyoto