Kyoto Art Center

Galleries for temporary exhibitions, events (art, theater, dance, music, etc.), Artist-in-Residence Program, studios for artists, "Diatxt." - critical journal published quarterly. Organizes the Kyoto Biennale. [en, ja]

Kyoto National Museum

Collection: archaeology, ceramics (Japan, China, Korea), sculpture (Japan, China, India, Pakistan), Japanese Buddhist painting, paintings from the Momoyama and Edo periods, Chinese and Korean painting, illustrated handscrolls (emaki), calligraphy (China, Korea, Japan), metalwork, etc.. Address: 527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. [en, ja]

National Museum of Modern Art

Annex Museum of the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. Collection has a particular emphasis on artists from Kyoto and the Kansai districts of Japan. Temporary art exhibitions and exhibits of arts and crafts from Japan and abroad. Address: Enshoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyoto-ku, Kyoto. [en, ja]