Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art

Current exhibitions

Kanda Nissho, Interior, 1970

What Kind of Memories Does Art Contain? 1945-2025

This year, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. From that time until the present day, art has developed in tandem with rapid social changes while being imbued with memories of ideas and events from each era. In this exhibition, we dredge up some of these memories and explore trends in art and society over the past 80 years.

1st Floor: What Kind of Memories Does Art Contain? 1945-2025
〈Held Currently〉
1st Floor: With Kids ’25: Red, Blue, and White – Sugiyama Rumiko’s Room
2nd Floor: Transparent Glass: Swedish Lyricism / Art Gallery Hokkaido: A Universe in the Palm of Your Hand – The Toyako Museum of Art Collection / Aoki Mika, Aquarium of life and death / Enjoy Special One Piece

2025.07.19 Sat. - 2025.11.24 Mon.

The entire museum will be closed from Sept. 24 to 30.

Next exhibitions

Nakaya Yuitsu, Monument - Kojiki (Okinagatarashi and Her Son), 2014

Gallery A

The Art of Stories

This exhibition focuses on art that deals with stories from books such as the Bible and the Kojiki, an eighth-century chronicle of Japanese myths and legends. After an artist’s imagination was sparked by a story and they closely studied the text, they created vivid images of its unique scenes and fictional characters. We carefully examine the artist's ingenuity.

1st Floor: The Art of Stories
〈Held Currently〉
2nd Floor: Various Colors of Glass / Aoki Mika, Aquarium of life and death / Enjoy Special One Piece

2025.12.13 Sat. - 2026.04.12 Sun.

The entire museum will be closed from Feb. 16 to 20 while exhibitions are being changed.

Tove Jansson, Self-Portrait with the Moomin characters, 1952, Ink, Moomin Characters Collection ©Moomin Characters™

Gallery B

Tove Jansson and the Moomins

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Moomin books, we introduce the profound worldview that underlies the series by reexamining the career of Tove Jansson (1914-2001), the multitalented artist who conceived the Moomins.

2025.10.01 Wed. - 2025.11.24 Mon.