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Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum has announced a weekend programme for August 15-16, 2026 that pairs an ongoing exhibition on Leo Lionni with its permanent collection displays. The museum’s social media post says ‘Leo Lionni and Friends’ is currently on view, while the collection exhibition continues in the museum’s permanent galleries.
The announcement places the exhibition alongside a short-run event on Saturday, August 15: an animation screening that requires no advance reservation. The museum did not specify the title of the film in the post, but noted that visitors can join without booking, making the screening a drop-in programme attached to the exhibition period.
Leo Lionni, the Dutch-born artist, designer and children’s book author, is the focus of the temporary show, which the museum says remains open during the weekend. The post does not provide a closing date, but confirms the exhibition is ongoing during the August 15-16 schedule shared by the institution.
Alongside the special exhibition, the museum is also presenting its collection displays. In a note to visitors, it said that Room 4 features lithographic works by Marc Chagall. The post identifies the display as part of the museum’s permanent collection exhibition, offering visitors a chance to move between the temporary show and selected holdings from the museum’s own collection.
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum framed the announcement as an events-and-exhibitions update for the weekend, indicating that both the Leo Lionni exhibition and the collection galleries are available to visitors over the same two-day period. The museum’s message is concise, but it points to a programme that combines a family-friendly exhibition with a permanent-collection presentation and a one-day screening.
The museum’s notice is dated August 11, 2026, and directs visitors to the August 15-16 schedule. Based on the information provided, the weekend offer consists of ‘Leo Lionni and Friends’, the collection exhibition with Chagall lithographs in Room 4, and the reservation-free animation screening on Saturday, August 15.
