Monet: Tokyo Blockbuster
Tokyo is hosting a once‑in‑a‑lifetime display of more than half of the Musée d’Orsay’s Monet collection on loan—meaning major Monet canvases are on view outside France this spring. It’s a rare chance for non‑Paris visitors to see signature works in person. (tokyoweekender.com)
Titled "Monet: Questioning Nature" (French: "Monet. Le paysage en question"), the show runs February 7–May 24, 2026 at the Artizon Museum in Kyobashi, Tokyo and is organized by Artizon, the Musée d’Orsay, Nikkei Inc. and NHK. (artizon.museum)) The exhibition brings together roughly 140 works in total and incorporates about 90 items from the Musée d’Orsay, including more than 40 paintings by Monet. (artizon.museum)) Major works listed in the exhibition materials include Monet’s Le Jardin de l'artiste à Giverny (1900), Houses of Parliament: Effect of Sunlight in the Fog (1904), The Rue Montorgueil, 30th of June 1878 (1878), Regatta at Argenteuil (c.1872) and The Luncheon (c.1873). (artizon.museum)) The show pairs historical material with contemporary responses: it features an immersive video by artist Ange Leccia and will rotate selected pieces (for example, a Water Lilies loan is scheduled on display only through April 5). (artizon.museum)) Organizers say the Tokyo presentation launches the international program marking the 100th anniversary of Monet’s death in 1926, and the exhibition’s Tokyo run was originally slated for 2020 before being postponed during the COVID-19 era. (musee-orsay.fr)) The Artizon site notes practical details: galleries are on the museum’s fifth and sixth floors, the venue is about a five‑minute walk from JR Tokyo Station (Yaesu Central Exit), and regular hours are 10:00–18:00 with extended Friday hours to 20:00 and several scheduled closed Mondays. (artizon.museum))
