Yokohama Arts Foundation Yokohama Museum of Art Reopening Commemorative Exhibition “Always Being Next to Each Other: 80 Years of Art in Japan and Korea” Saturday, December 6, 2025 – Sunday, March 22, 2026

[Yokohama Arts Foundation] Yokohama Museum of Art Reopening
Commemorative Exhibition “Always Next to Each Other: 80 Years of Art in Japan and Korea” Saturday, December 6, 2025 – Sunday, March 22, 2026 ​
Yokohama Arts Foundation Press Release: October 20, 2025 Yokohama Museum of Art Reopening Commemorative Exhibition “Always Being Next to Each Other: 80 Years of Art in Japan and Korea” Saturday, December 6, 2025 – Sunday, March 22, 2026 To mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea in 1965, this exhibition is being jointly organized by the Yokohama Museum of Art and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea!
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The Yokohama Museum of Art will hold a special exhibition titled “Always Nearby: Japan and Korea, 80 Years of Art” as the finale of its reopening commemorative exhibition. Japan and Korea have a long history as close nations, both geographically and culturally. K-Culture, including dramas, movies, music, fashion, and makeup, has taken the world by storm, making Korean culture increasingly familiar and indispensable to us. Wouldn’t you like to learn more about our neighboring country? This exhibition aims to explore the relationship between Japan and Korea through art from two countries with rich histories. To better understand the characteristics of something, there’s a very simple way: compare it to something else. This method is also effective when understanding art. “Because we’re always next to each other,” we inspire each other, sometimes causing tension. Historical tensions and political friction are not easily overcome. However, using art as a gateway to think about our neighbors and reexamine ourselves can surely provide courage and insight for living together in the future. This exhibition is co-curated with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, to mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea in 1965. At the same time, following “Welcome Back, Yokohama” and “Masahiko Sato Exhibition: A New X (How to Make How to Understand),” this exhibition expresses the Yokohama Museum of Art’s reopening philosophy of “multicultural coexistence and respect for diversity.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14302/1400/14302-1400-bd659a6cb6ce35bcb6b5f9d71af3d768-1000×882.jpg [Highlights of this Exhibition] 1. A joint project undertaken by national and public art museums in Japan and Korea This exhibition is the result of approximately three years of research and preparation by art museums in both countries. After its Yokohama run, it will also be held at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon from May 2026. 2. Approximately 160 works by over 50 artists from both Japan and Korea In addition to 19 excellent pieces from the collection of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, you can also see works being shown in Japan for the first time and new works created specifically for this exhibition. 3. The first large-scale international exhibition to trace the unknown history of the relationship between the two countries through art This is the first exhibition to unravel the history of Japanese-Korean art relations since 1945. Through the art of both countries, we look at where we are now and the future we will live in together.
Website ​ ■Event overview Yokohama Museum of Art Reopening Inaugural Exhibition Always Being Next to Each Other: 80 Years of Art in Japan and Korea Yokohama Museum of Art Reopening Inaugural Exhibition “Art between Japan and Korea since 1945” Meeting period: December 6, 2025 (Saturday) to March 22, 2026 (Sunday) Opening Hours: 10:00-18:00 (last entry at 17:30) Closed: Thursdays, Monday, December 29, 2025 – Saturday, January 3, 2026 Organized by: Yokohama Museum of Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art Sponsored by: Lee Hee-Keum Korea-Japan Foundation Supported by: Morimura Toyomeikai Foundation, Nomura Foundation, Kamei Social Education Foundation (Sendai City) Event Support: Pola Art Foundation, Yoshino Gypsum Art Foundation Special Support: The National Museum of Art, Osaka Supported by: Minatomirai Line Sponsored by: Korean Cultural Center, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan, Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Yokohama Admission Fee: Adults 2,000 (1,900) yen, University Students 1,600 (1,500) yen, Junior and Senior High School Students 1,000 (900) yen, Free for elementary school students and younger, pair tickets (2 tickets) 3,600 yen *Prices in parentheses are for groups of 20 or more (reservations required in advance [TEL: 045-221-0300], sold only at the museum ticket office) *Online ticket sales begin: Saturday, November 1, 2025 *Free admission for persons with a disability certificate and one caregiver. *A pair ticket (2 general admission tickets) is a set of two general admission tickets. This ticket is 400 yen cheaper than purchasing two general admission tickets separately. Please purchase in units of two. In addition to two people viewing the show at the same time, one person can also view the show twice on different days. Purchased pair tickets can be shared and used on different days. *Tickets for the “Always by Your Side” exhibition also qualify for admission to the concurrently running Yokohama Museum of Art Collection Exhibition on the day of the exhibition. *Some artworks are available to view free of charge. (Gallery 8) Inquiries: Yokohama Museum of Art, TEL: 045-221-0300 (10:00-18:00, closed Thursdays) https://yokohama.art.museum/