Opening Schedule for December 2026

 

Thank you for your continued interest in the Gion Kagai Art Museum. Please find our opening schedule for December 2026 below.

 

Opening hours for some days will differ from our usual schedule, so we advise that you check before your visit. Please also note that the last admission time has changed as of November 2026.

 

We invite you visit to the Gion quarter, bustling with year-end festivities, and look forward to welcoming you at the museum.

 

[Change to last admission time]

As of November, the last admission time has been changed as follows:

・Applicable period:          November 2026 to beginning of March 2027 (planned)

・Admission hours:            Until 17:15 (Museum closes at 18:30)

 

*Please note that flyers currently being distributed may show admission hours prior to the change (until 17:30).

 

[New Year holiday closures]

The Gion Kagai Art Museum will be open until Tuesday, December 29, 2026. We will be closed for the New Year holidays between Wednesday, December 30, 2026, and Sunday, January 3, 2027 (inclusive).

 

The opening schedule for January 4 onwards will be announced on our website and social media as soon as details are confirmed.

 

[Special opening schedule for December]

Opening hours will be changed for the following days:

・Thursday, December 3           11:00 – 17:15 (last admission 16:30)

・Friday, December 4                12:30 – 18:10

・Monday, December 7             12:30 – 18:30

・Wednesday, December 9        11:00 – 17:15 (last admission 16:30)

・Thursday, December 10         12:30 – 18:30

・Friday, December 11              12:30 – 18:30

・Monday, December 21           12:30 – 18:30

・Tuesday, December 22           12:30 – 18:30

・Monday, December 28           12:30 – 18:30

・Tuesday, December 29           11:00 – 18:00

 

*Same-day tickets will be available for purchase after the museum opens.

 

[Closure of Kaburenjo Main Building Theater (Grand Theater) for visits]

Please be advised that the Kaburenjo Main Building Theater (Grand Theater) will not be open for visits on Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6.

 

[Regarding the 6^th Kyomai dance performance by geiko or maiko]

A 6^th performance (from 17:10) will be offered on certain days in December.

・We will notify visitors on the day of the additional performance on our social media and signs in the museum.

・Tickets for the 6^th performance are only available at the museum. (For the 1^st to 5^th performances, online ticket reservations are available as usual on our website.)

・Please note that we will be unable to answer individual messages regarding the 6^th performance.