National Crafts Museum

Special Exhibition

Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West—In commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation

2025.9.9

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11.24

Now on View

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The National Crafts Museum

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Exhibitions

Now on View

2025.9.9–11.24 Special Exhibition

Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West—In commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation

Upcoming Exhibition

2025.12.9–2026.3.1 Special Exhibition

Crafts and the Weather: Centered on Artists Associated with Ishikawa Prefecture —In commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation, and in prayer for recovery from the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

Upcoming Exhibition

2026.3.20–5.31 Special Exhibition

René Lalique: A Brilliant Career in Jewelry and Glass (proposed title)

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Events

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Collection

MIYAGAWA, Kozan I

Vases in relief, doves and cherry blossoms design

c.1871-82

SUZUKI, Chokichi

Twelve Bronze Falcons

1893

SERIZAWA, Keisuke

Noren (doorway curtain), "The Character of Kaze (Wind)", stencil dyeing on cotton

1957

OKI, Hideharu

Sash clip in the shape of a citron

c.1944-68

RIE, Lucie

Footed bowl with radiating sgraffito with manganese

c.1970

KINKOZAN, Sobei VII

Jar with lid, flower and birds design, overglaze enamels and gold

c.1884-97

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Address: 3-2 Dewa-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0963, Japan
Hours: 9:30 AM–5:30 PM (admission until 5:00 PM)
Closed: Mon. (open on holiday Mon. and closed on the following days), during installation periods and New Year holidays

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Mission

Photo: Takumi Ota

The National Crafts Museum opened in Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo, in 1977 as the Crafts Gallery at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
As the only Japanese art museum specialized in crafts and design objects, the museum has continued to publicize and develop the crafts and design culture for more than 45 years including the period when it was known as the Crafts Gallery.
The basic principles of extensively collecting, preserving, studying, and researching different objects from various genres and regions in Japan and overseas have not changed since the museum relocated to Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, in 2020.
Through exhibitions and learning programs, the museum will continue to introduce the fresh appeal of the world of crafts and design from a broad perspective without being preoccupied by form.
As a venue that connects everyone with crafts and design, and the past with the future, the National Crafts Museum presents visitors with a timeless world of plenty.

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