The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, also known as ‘Watari-Um’, is a privately-owned art museum in Gaienmae, a short walk from Harajuku and Omotesando.
Housed in an inventive Mario Botta building, the museum holds regular, intimate exhibitions by the big names of the contemporary art world. Yayoi Kusama, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoshitomo Nara, Larry Clark and Nam June Paik have all been exhibited there in the past.
Watari-Um is also home to On Sundays, a top shelf museum shop and café that is a drawcard in itself.
Address: 3 Chome-7-6 Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo
Getting there: Gaienmae Station Exit 3 (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
Website (Japanese)
Nearby: Maisen Tonkatsu, Omotesando Hills, SunnyHills
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