CONNECT⇄_ Touch, and It Begins 2026｜12/3〜12/13 Access & Fees

Dates & time: December 3, 2026 (Thu) - December 13, 2026 (Sun) Varies by program and venue (the exhibition at ROHM Theatre Kyoto is open 10:00–17:00)
Price & booking: Free (regular museum exhibitions and zoo admission may be charged separately by each venue) Some talks and workshops require advance booking via the official site or by phone (075-255-9757, weekdays 10:00–17:00). Exhibitions, the stamp rally and the film screening need no booking.
Venue & access: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and five other venues around Okazaki Park About 10 minutes' walk from Exit 1 of Higashiyama Station on the Tozai subway line (Okazaki Park area)

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Why You Should Visit

Timed to Japan's Week of Persons with Disabilities, six cultural institutions in Kyoto's Okazaki district team up for an 11-day program. This year's theme is "touch": talks on how the sense of touch works, a workshop where you look at, feel and make animal textures, a parent-and-child theatre session using Ontenna (a device that turns sound into vibration), a braille workshop and more — 14 programs in all. Everything is free, though some sessions require advance booking. Now in its seventh year, the project is designed for people with and without disabilities to take part together. A good add-on to a day of museum-hopping in Okazaki, or a hands-on outing with kids.

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Last year's exhibition on touch and the lobby of the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (photos: Yuki Moriya), a programme for touching animal fur, a workshop by Tomohiko Kyogoku, and a talk with sign language interpretation and live captioning (2024). Images from the Kyoto Shimbun press release.

Programs

Timetable & Map

NOTE

Exhibitions and activities during the run (no booking):

"Thinking about touch" exhibition (ROHM Theatre Kyoto Promenade, 10:00–17:00)
Fureba, Hajimaru @MOMAK (National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 1F lobby; tactile tools including the "Touchable Collection")
Archive video exhibition 2022–2025 (Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building 2F lounge)
Picture books to touch and barrier-free books exhibition (Kyoto Prefectural Library 2F Knowledge Base, from Nov 27, 9:30–19:00; weekends/holidays until 17:00)
CONNECT⇄_ panel exhibition (Kyoto City Zoo library café, 9:00–16:30)
Okazaki Park stamp rally (6 points, commemorative gift)
Special shop corners at Art Plus, ART RECTANGLE KYOTO, Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Books and the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design shop

※The National Museum of Modern Art, the KYOCERA Museum and the zoo are closed on Mon Dec 7.

※Organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Kyoto Shimbun; co-organized by Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City and the venues.

※Inquiries: 075-255-9757 (weekdays 10:00–17:00)

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FAQ

Is there a fee?

All programs are free. Some talks and workshops require advance booking.

Can I join without booking?

The exhibitions at each venue, the stamp rally, the special shops and the Dec 13 screening of "Hige no Kocho" need no booking.

Are there any closed days?

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, the KYOCERA Museum of Art and Kyoto City Zoo are closed on Monday, December 7.