The special exhibition “People, Noto, Art” will be held at three cultural facilities in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture from November 2025 to March 2026.
This exhibition, organized as part of the reconstruction support efforts following the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the Oku-Noto Heavy Rain, will be led by the Tokyo National Museum (Tokyo National Museum, or “Tōhaku”) in Ueno, Tokyo, with various cultural institutions in Tokyo collaborating. Each institution will display cultural artifacts from its collection across the Kanazawa venues. The exhibition will be held at the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art from November 15 (Saturday) to December 21 (Sunday), at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa from December 13 (Saturday) to March 1, 2026 (Sunday), and at the National Crafts Museum from December 9 (Tuesday) to March 1, 2026 (Sunday).
The exhibition will feature cultural artifacts chosen to convey messages of encouragement and support, aligned with the project’s purpose. Notable pieces include Kuroda Seiki’s Lake Shore (Important Cultural Property) and Hishikawa Moronobu’s The Beautiful Woman Looking Back, both from Tōhaku, which will be displayed at the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art. The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa will showcase Tadanori Yokoo’s Han Shan and Shi De (2023), while the National Crafts Museum will feature Ninsei’s Polychrome Moon-and-Plum Blossom Teapot (Important Cultural Property).
Old Monkey, By Takamura Koun, dated 1893 (Meiji 26) (Important Cultural Property, Gift of the Bureau of the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Lent by Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo
Additionally, a video content project featuring Pine Tree Screen (National Treasure, Tokyo National Museum collection) by the renowned Momoyama-era painter Tōhaku, born in Noto and Nanao, as well as educational outreach initiatives, are scheduled to take place within Ishikawa Prefecture.
