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Free Children Admission and Free Audio Guide @ Theaster Gates Exhibition!

2024.4.10 [Wed]

From Wednesday, April 24 to Sunday, September 1, 2024, Mori Art Museum will hold Theaster Gates: Afro-Mingei, the long-awaited first solo exhibition in Japan of Theaster Gates (b. 1973 in Chicago), a black artist attracting worldwide attention.

During the exhibition, children (junior high school students and younger) will be admitted free of charge for the first time at the Mori Art Museum, and an audio guide will also be provided free of charge. In addition, there will be a library and musical performances for visitors to enjoy art with their children.

For a Golden Week or summer vacation outing, visit the Theaster Gates exhibition and enjoy it with your family.

Free Admission for Children (Junior High School Students and Younger)!

For the first time since the opening of the Mori Art Museum, admission of children (junior high school students and under) will be free during the exhibition period. Why not take this opportunity to visit the museum with your family?

[Weekdays]

Adults 2,000 yen (1,800 yen)
Students (University/Highschool) 1,400 yen (1,300 yen)
Children (Jr. High Students and under) Free
Seniors (Ages 65 and over) 1,700 yen (1,500 yen)

[Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays]

Adults 2,200 yen (2,000 yen)
Students (University/Highschool) 1,500 yen (1,400 yen)
Children (Jr. High Students and under) Free
Seniors (Ages 65 and over) 1,900 yen (1,700 yen)

* ( ) = Admission when purchased online.

Free Audio Guide

The web-app-based audio guide featuring commentary on the works by the artist Theaster Gates himself, as well as highlights of the exhibition by the exhibition curators is available for free. Anyone can easily use the guide with their own smartphone.

Number of Tracks: 20
Available in: English / Japanese
Fee: free

Family Fun, Exhibition Highlights

1. “Black Library”
An interactive and participatory library with shelves filling the gallery walls has been created for the exhibition, offering visitors the chance to browse a few thousand publications on Black art, history and culture.

2. Music Performace
The work A Heavenly Chord (2022) presented at this exhibition is an installation composed of a Hammond B-3 organ and seven Leslie speakers. Invented in Chicago in the 1930s, the Hammond B-3 was widely adopted by churches in Black neighborhoods, in combination with Leslie speakers, as a more accessible alternative to the pipe organ. Every Sunday during the exhibition, an organist will play the organ in this work for the public. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the sonic explorations of Gates’ practice and the forms of his musical origins.

Venue: Mori Art Museum
Date & Time: 14:00-17:00 (including breaks for performers), every Sunday from May onwards.

• * Please note that the dates & times are subject to change without prior notice.
• * The performances may end before 17:00 without prior notice.
• * The performances will also be held during April (including weekdays).

Fee: Free (exhibition ticket valid for the day of issue required)
Booking: NOT required