Image: Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
Advance tickets are now on sale for an exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of NHK’s art programme ‘Sunday Museum’, according to an announcement published on September 1, 2026. The exhibition is scheduled to coincide with the anniversary year of the programme, which began broadcasting in 1976.
The announcement describes ‘Sunday Museum’ as one of the world’s longest-running art programmes. It presents the exhibition as an opportunity to experience original artworks alongside footage from the programme, combining physical works with material drawn from its broadcast history.
More than 140 works by approximately 60 artists are due to be included. The announcement does not identify the participating artists or provide a breakdown of the works, but describes the presentation as an exhibition built around the layered format associated with ‘Sunday Museum’.
The programme’s anniversary is being marked in 2026, fifty years after its first broadcast. The exhibition announcement frames the project around the relationship between works of art and the television programme’s recorded images, rather than presenting it solely as a display of objects.
The notice confirms that advance tickets are available, but does not specify the exhibition venue, opening date, closing date or ticket prices. It was circulated by the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka; the available announcement does not explicitly state that the exhibition will take place at the museum. Further details about the artists, works and schedule were not included in the source material.
