Image: 林明子 《こんとあき》 表紙原画 1989年. Miyagi Museum of Art, Sendai
The Miyagi Museum of Art in Sendai will begin the first period of its permanent collection display on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, with original artwork by picture-book artist Akiko Hayashi among the presentation’s highlights.
Hayashi is known for the picture book ‘Gon and Aki’ (‘こんとあき’). The museum’s announcement identifies her original illustrations as a central feature of the new display, placing her work within a presentation drawn from the institution’s collection.
The display will also include works by Paul Klee and Shunsuke Matsumoto. The museum describes these as familiar masterpieces to be shown alongside Hayashi’s originals, but does not provide further details about the individual works, their dates, or the number of pieces included.
The announcement characterizes the presentation as the first period of the museum’s permanent exhibition. It does not specify an end date or indicate whether the works by Hayashi, Klee and Matsumoto will remain on view throughout the full period of the display.
The Miyagi Museum of Art is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The first-period permanent collection display opens to the public on September 2, 2026.
