Permanent display
Closing soon
Japan: A History of Style
8 Mar 2021 — 24 Apr 2022 at Metropolitan Museum of Art
· New York City
Japan: A History of Style is a major exhibition presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during 2021–2022. The show offers a wide-ranging exploration of Japanese visual culture, tracing the development of artistic style from early historical periods through to the modern era.
Drawing on the Met's renowned collection of Japanese art, the exhibition examines how aesthetic ideals, craft traditions, and design sensibilities shifted and transformed over time — shaped by court culture, religious practice, trade, and the exchange of ideas between Japan and the wider world.
From refined textiles and lacquerware to ceramics, paintings, and decorative objects, the works on display reveal the remarkable continuity and inventiveness that define Japan's artistic heritage.
Drawing on the Met's renowned collection of Japanese art, the exhibition examines how aesthetic ideals, craft traditions, and design sensibilities shifted and transformed over time — shaped by court culture, religious practice, trade, and the exchange of ideas between Japan and the wider world.
From refined textiles and lacquerware to ceramics, paintings, and decorative objects, the works on display reveal the remarkable continuity and inventiveness that define Japan's artistic heritage.
About the venue
Metropolitan Museum of Art
· New York City
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the fourth-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. With 5,727,258 visitors in fiscal year 2025, it was the most-visited museum in…
