Recommended Events for This Weekend [June 13 & 14]

“Atelier des Lumières,” an immersive digital art museum based in Paris, has made its debut in Japan. The first film to be screened is “Van Gogh: Masterpieces—Sunflowers, Starry Night, Blossoming Almond Tree…” The fusion of visuals that fill the entire space and three-dimensional sound creates an experience that makes you feel as if you’ve stepped right into the art itself.

An outdoor cinema has been set up in Center Square, featuring an approximately 300-square-meter artificial turf area and a 280-inch (3.6m high x 6.3m wide) projection screen. Carefully selected films will be screened for free on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings throughout the exhibition period. Additionally, popular restaurants from Ebisu will be appearing at the Ebisu Garden Place Clock Square, allowing visitors to enjoy gourmet cuisine alongside the films.

The “Kadokawa Musashino Museum” is a cultural complex that integrates a library, art museum, and museum. The “Bookshelf Theater”—a reading space surrounded by a massive bookshelf standing approximately 8 meters tall —houses a collection of about 20,000 volumes, including KADOKAWA publications as well as personal libraries belonging to figures such as Minamoto no Yoshiyori, Kenkichi Yamamoto, Rizo Takeuchi, and Moriyoshi Hokama. Projection mapping based on the concept of “playing with books and interacting with books” is also screened, offering an immersive experience where the world of books seems to extend beyond their covers.

The first retrospective exhibition in Japan since Wyeth’s passing. Motifs indicating “boundaries,” such as windows and doors, frequently appear in Wyeth’s works . These are thought to have served as connections between life and death, and between his inner world and the outside world. This exhibition focuses on “boundaries” to reexamine his work.

The first phase of “The Great Van Gogh Exhibition” focuses on the first half of Van Gogh’s life, beginning with his early years in the Netherlands—influenced by the Barbizon and Hague schools—through his time in Paris, where he interacted with Impressionist and other leading painters, up to his creation of the masterpiece *Café Terrace at Night (Place de la Place des Formes)* in Arles, southern France.The second phase is scheduled to run from October 2027 to around January 2028.

Over 100 Japanese sake breweries will gather, with different breweries featured each day for five days. Food trucks will also be on site, selling snacks, non-alcoholic amazake-based drinks, and shaved ice. Inside Newoman Takanawa, limited-time menu items will be available, and a workshop will be held where you can create your own original label for sake based on a design you draw yourself.

A festival held since 1985 at Hakusan Shrine, which was revered by the fifth Tokugawa shogun, Tsunayoshi, and his birth mother, Keishoin. Approximately 3,000 colorful hydrangeas adorn the grounds of Hakusan Shrine and the adjacent Hakusan Park. On weekends, food stalls and concerts are held, and on June 14, the “Hydrangea Mikoshi” will make an appearance.

A highlight of the exhibition is the spatial design by Paul Smith, inspired by the works of Pablo Picasso. Known for his traditional tailoring and playful use of color, Paul Smith has designed the venue layout, creating a space as colorful and joyful as a collection of clothing and accessories. The exhibition presents works spanning Picasso’s career, from his early years to his later years, in a gentle chronological order.

An immersive entertainment facility offering “magical experiences” through cutting-edge technology and a meticulously crafted world.Multiple experiences are available, including the ride-style attraction “Kaiju no Sumika VR,” which offers a realistic 360-degree “monster experience”; the VR fantasy attraction “Fluctus,” where you adventure through a mysterious underwater world; and “Tarot VR: Arcana Journey,” where you travel through the world of tarot in a VR space.

MoN Takanawa’s grand opening special exhibition, “The Spiral Exhibition—The Story of Humanity’s Ongoing Evolution,” is currently on view. Why not visit this intellectually stimulating exhibition that explores the universal power of “Spiral” across art, science, and traditional culture—from galactic whirlpools to fingerprints?