Why You Should Visit
This exhibition at the Sakai Alphonse Mucha Museum goes well beyond the Art Nouveau master's famous posters, bringing together his oil paintings, murals, sculpture, jewelry and interior decoration in one show. The galleries are staged as a pavilion of the 1900 Paris Exposition, with works ranging from monumental canvases to tiny postcards. It is a reworked version of the 2021 Mucha Art Expo, back after five years with new hands-on corners: a curation station where visitors build their own miniature Mucha show, and Mu-CUBE, a 3D puzzle of his pictures. Three minutes from JR Sakaishi Station and 510 yen for adults, it runs nearly four months and suits rainy days and families.
Essentials
- location
- Sakai Alphonse Mucha Museum (Sakai City Cultural Hall), Bellemage Sakai Bldg. 2, 2F–4F
- period
- August 1, 2026 (Sat) - November 29, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 9:30–17:15 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (open Aug 10, Sep 21, Oct 12, Nov 2 and Nov 23); also closed Oct 13, Nov 4 and Nov 24
- cost
- Adults 510 yen / high school & university students 310 yen (student ID required) / elementary & junior high 100 yen. Free for preschoolers, Sakai residents aged 65+ (with official ID) and disability certificate holders with one carer. Groups of 20+: 410 / 250 / 80 yen
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About 3 minutes on foot from JR Sakaishi Station (Hanwa Line); the museum is inside Building 2 of the Bellemage Sakai twin towers in front of the station. From the Nankai Koya Line, change to the JR Hanwa Line at Mikunigaoka. By car, use the paid Bellemage Sakai underground car park (no parking validation).
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No reservation needed. Buy tickets at the front desk during opening hours. Groups of 20 or more and partner discounts should be arranged by phone with the museum in advance.
- NOTE
How the show is built
- Theme: come, see, experience Mucha across every genre
- Posters, drawings, illustrations, oil paintings, murals, sculpture, jewelry and interior decoration in one venue
- Staged as a pavilion of the 1900 Paris Exposition
- A reworked version of the 2021 Mucha Art Expo
Hands-on corners
- Curation station: a miniature museum where visitors play curator and assemble their own Mucha show
- Mu-CUBE: a 3D puzzle that completes Mucha pictures, six works per set
- Stamp rally
About the museum
- Part of Sakai City Cultural Hall; a museum devoted to Mucha, built around the collection of Camera no Doi founder Kimio Doi
- Galleries are on floors 2–4 of Bellemage Sakai Building 2
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Sakai Alphonse Mucha Museum (Sakai City Cultural Hall), Bellemage Sakai Bldg. 2, 2F–4F, and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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