Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
Nakanoshima and Kitahama, Osaka
- Tue to Sun
- 10:00 to 17:00
- Mon
- Closed
Exhibition admission ends 30 minutes before closing. Closed the next weekday when Monday is a public holiday. Fees are set separately for each exhibition.
Source: nakka-art.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.
Osaka's municipal art museum on Nakanoshima, running large special exhibitions alongside its collection.
Insider tip
Closed Mondays, or the next weekday when Monday is a public holiday. Galleries are open 10:00 to 17:00 and ticket sales stop 30 minutes before closing. Prices are set for each exhibition, so check what's on before you go.
What the guides say about Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
The strip between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers holds Nakanoshima Park, Osaka's first city park from 1891, which is open at all times. Along it stand the red-brick Osaka City Central Public Hall and the domed Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library, both from the early 1900s. The Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka and the National Museum of Art, Osaka are here too. Read the Nakanoshima and Kitahama guide.
What's on at Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
Upcoming events at Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.
Wolf Bench Comes to the Museum
オオカミベンチがやってくる！
Time Museum opening hours
The Wolf Bench by Konoike Tomoko, an artist in the NHK Sunday Museum 50 Years exhibition, is placed in the museum's second-floor passage for visitors to touch and sit on.
Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0 Curator's Picks Talk: NHK Sunday Museum 50 Years
学芸員が選ぶ！おすすめ作品トーク
Time 14:00 to 14:30 (reception 13:45)
A curator picks about five works from the exhibition to introduce, and the works differ each session. Free for ticket holders of the exhibition, limited to 30 people with advance registration.
Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0 British Museum Japanese Art Collection: Edo Paintings Across the Sea
大英博物館日本美術コレクション 百花繚乱〜海を越えた江戸絵画
Time 10:00 to 17:00, Fridays to 20:00 (last entry 30 min before closing). Closed Mondays (open 23 Nov and 11 Jan), 24 Nov, 31 Dec, 1 Jan and 12 Jan
Edo-period paintings from the British Museum's Japanese collection, shown on the museum's fourth floor. The museum opens until 20:00 on Fridays.
Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0 Commemorative Lecture: Highlights of the British Museum Japanese Art Exhibition
記念講演会「大英博物館の日本美術コレクション・本展のみどころ」
Time 14:00 to 15:30 (doors 13:30)
Lecture in the 1st floor hall for 150 people, first come first served. Free with an exhibition ticket or stub.
Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0 Curator's Picks Talk: NHK Sunday Museum 50 Years
学芸員が選ぶ！おすすめ作品トーク
Time 14:00 to 14:30 (reception 13:45)
A curator picks about five works from the exhibition to introduce, and the works differ each session. Free for ticket holders of the exhibition, limited to 30 people with advance registration.
Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0 Smaller local events nearby
Free collection exhibition days at the National Museum of Art, Osaka Exhibition
Listed free days, next 16, 17, 23 and 24 October and 3 November 2026. Next: Fri 23 Oct · The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Nakanoshima
The collection exhibitions are free to all visitors on the listed days, which in autumn 2026 are Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October (Life Laboratory special free days) and Culture Day, Tuesday 3 November. On the Life Laboratory days the special exhibition is free too, but not on Culture Day. The museum notes the dates can change.
Free · 10:00 to 17:00 (Fridays to 20:00) · Map · Source: The National Museum of Art, Osaka · 国立国際美術館 コレクション展 無料観覧日
JOECMK & CASPER Exhibition Exhibition
On now, until 28 Oct · Congres Square Osaka Nakanoshima
Graffiti-rooted artworks by JOECMK and CASPER shown on the Community Wall at Congres Square Osaka Nakanoshima, open weekdays.
Free · 10:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Osaka Fringe organising office · Osaka Fringe 2026 JOECMK & CASPER EXHIBITION (ジョーシーエムケーアンドキャスパーエキシビジョン)
Nearby
Around Nakanoshima and Kitahama
Brick halls, stone libraries and bridges across the river in the middle of town
Nakanoshima is a strip of land between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers, and Osaka's first city park opened there in 1891. Most of its buildings are old civic ones or museums. Kitahama on the south bank has a surviving merchant house and a 1912 building with a tea room.
Nakanoshima and Kitahama has 12 places on the Roam Osaka map: 5 landmarks, 4 museums, 1 park or garden, 1 cafe and 1 bar. Read the Nakanoshima and Kitahama guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka?
- 4-3-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka (in Japanese: 大阪府大阪市北区中之島4-3-1).
- What are the opening hours of Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka?
- Tue to Sun 10:00 to 17:00; Closed Mon. Exhibition admission ends 30 minutes before closing. Closed the next weekday when Monday is a public holiday. Fees are set separately for each exhibition.
- How do I get to Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka?
- The nearest station is Watanabebashi (Keihan Nakanoshima Line) / Higobashi (Yotsubashi Line). Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka is in Nakanoshima and Kitahama, Osaka.
- How long do you need at Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka?
- Weekday morning.
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