Sun God of the Bamiyan Great Buddha and Maitreya Faith: Crossroads of Civilizations
特別展 文明の十字路 バーミヤン大仏の太陽神と弥勒信仰 ―ガンダーラから日本へ―
2024Sep14(Sat)–Nov12(Tue)About this exhibition
This special exhibition explores the sun god of the Bamiyan Great Buddha and Maitreya faith, tracing its journey from Gandhara to Japan.
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This exhibition has closed. Exhibitions coming up at museums within about 15 km of Mitsui Memorial Museum.
- Nikolai Astrup: The Garden of Growth2026Nov21(Sat)–2027Jan31(Sun)Tokyo Station Galleryunder1kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- エトランゼたち —洋画家たちのヨーロッパ体験2026Oct24(Sat)–2027Jan31(Sun)Artizon Museumunder1kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- ジャム・セッション 石橋財団コレクション×藤井光 WHOSE LIGHT? —だれのひかりか2026Oct24(Sat)–2027Jan31(Sun)Artizon Museumunder1kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- フォンタネージ――イタリアの光・心の風景2026Oct17(Sat)–2027Jan24(Sun)Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum1kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- モンマルトル：ロートレック、シュザンヌ・ヴァラドンとパリの知られざる画家たち（仮称）2027Feb19(Fri)–May23(Sun)Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum1kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- 竹久夢二 時代を創る表現者2026Oct23(Fri)–2027Jan11(Mon)The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo2kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- 開館10周年記念 北斎とすみだを取り巻く文化人たち（仮）2026Dec16(Wed)–2027Feb28(Sun)Sumida Hokusai Museum2kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- 開館10周年記念 特別展 ベスト オブ すみだ北斎美術館ー隅田川両岸景色図巻と名品ー2026Sep15(Tue)–Nov23(Mon)Sumida Hokusai Museum2kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- 特別展 内山晋コレクション受贈記念「歌川広重 江戸のベストアングル」2026Sep29(Tue)–Dec20(Sun)Tokyo National Museum4kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- 特別展「源氏物語 王朝のかがやき」2027Jan19(Tue)–Mar14(Sun)Tokyo National Museum4kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
- 森万里子展2026Oct31(Sat)–2027Mar28(Sun)Mori Art Museum5kmfrom Mitsui Memorial Museum
The red line is today. Where bars overlap, those shows are open at the same time.
In September, 2 of these are open at the same time.
Dates come from the sources cited on each exhibition page. Please check each museum’s official site before you go.
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