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A hanging scroll from Itō Jakuchū's Colorful Realm of Living Beings showing a rooster and a hen beneath hydrangeas

Itō Jakuchū, Rooster and Hen with Hydrangeas, from Colorful Realm of Living Beings (reference image). Wikimedia Commons / Public domain

Antiquities3 November 2026Tokyo

Museum of the Imperial Collections opens in full, showing Shōsōin treasures inside the Imperial Palace for the first time

It opened in full on 3 November. All 30 scrolls of Jakuchū's Colorful Realm of Living Beings go on view from February 2027.

From Japan

Katsushika Hokusai's Under the Wave off Kanagawa: a huge wave curls over three boats, with a small Mount Fuji in the distance

Hokusai's Great Wave explained: the real title of Kanagawa oki nami ura, its two blues and how many prints survive

Antiquities13 November 2026Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum turns 100: a free exhibition in Ueno traces the story of Japan's first public art museum from 19 November

Museums19 October 2026Tokyo

Art Week Tokyo brings together a record 56 museums and galleries

Fairs2 November 2026Tokyo

Around the world

Exterior of the main building of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art sets its 2027 programme

Museums11 November 2026Philadelphia

Vincent van Gogh's Chestnut Trees in Blossom, showing chestnut trees covered in white flowers

Van Gogh estimated at $180 million as two works chase the $100 million mark in New York

Market3 November 2026New York

Korean museums find buyers for artist goods priced like artworks

Goods8 October 2026Seoul

Coming up

14 November 2026MuseumsMake Her Mark: An Era of Women in Contemporary CraftPhiladelphia Museum of Art
17 November 2026MarketChristie's: Heroes & LoversNew York
18 November 2026MarketSotheby's: Blaquier-Arrieta CollectionNew York
19 December 2026MuseumsEl Anatsui: Prints and PlayPhiladelphia Museum of Art