Yayoi Kusama Museum (solo trip)

Better make reservation in advance. The museum itself was rather small, yet each floor came with a little surprise. All in all, it’s a nice place for fans or others. It takes about 30 minutes to experience the whole thing.

I went in expecting polka dots (and got them), but what really stuck with me were the early paintings from the ’50s, quietly intense and beautifully obsessive. The whole space is tightly curated, almost clinical, but it works in Kusama’s world. The timed entry and no-photos rules felt a bit rigid, they did help keep things calm. A thoughtful little shrine to a truly singular artist.

For the most part, you can’t take photos inside the exhibit. Overall, it was nice but small. You’ll get to see an inside look of how her process is— however it was everything I knew from reading about her. It was nice to visit and pay homage to the amazing artist, but small and kinda underwhelming. If you have a local exhibit or pop up, it may be more worthwhile to save your time.

If you are an art and psychology enthusiast you will love her works. I am one and I enjoyed the museum and it took me an hour to go through everything with reading all the texts. There’s also a book section where you can read books about her which I loved. However the collection is very small. It’s a museum that updates its works frequently and I just wish that there was a way to see a wider rang...

This was one of the most anticipated visits we had planned while in Tokyo. While it’s always great to see her work, this gallery is very small and limited. There are not very many works. We assumed that Tokyo would have a much more complete gallery of her work, but it’s ultimately disappointing.