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The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art: The 'Watarium'

The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art: The 'Watarium'

The perfect museum, store and cafe for international art lovers
Address:
3-7-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku +81 (0) 3 3402 3001
Hours/Times:
11am-7pm (until 9pm on Wed, closed on Mon and holidays)
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Watarium
Watari's contemporary art gift shop let's you enjoy the art at home. (Photo by Flickr user [cipher])

Get out your notepad and put The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art -- aka 'Watarium' -- on your list of Tokyo's must-see's, must-do's, must-go-right-now's in Omotesando. As host to some of Tokyo's most renowned contemporary art exhibitions, the Watarium gives you a taste for the international au courant art scene with hanging displays, discussions, and workshops in an intimate space.

If the current exhibit just isn't your style and you'd rather drop some coin on a few modern housey items, jet on down to the basement level where the museum shop and bookstore called "On Sundays" features one of Tokyo's best selection of Freitag bags, and an exceptional collection of assorted designer goods.

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