NACT Family Program
Prism Weekend: Perfect for Families! Perfect for Everyone!

Date

October 3 (Fri), 2025 - October 5 (Sun), 2025

Time

• Stamp Rally: Zoom Zoom Explorers
  October 3 (Fri) 10:00-20:00
  October 4 (Sat) 10:00-20:00
  October 5 (Sun) 10:00-18:00
  *Last admission 30 minutes before closing
  
  
• Exhibition "Prism of the Real" Talking and Looking at Art
  October 3 (Fri) 10:00-12:00
  October 4 (Sat) 10:00-12:00
  October 5 (Sun) 10:00-12:00
  
  
• Workshop: Make a PuPePoPaPi Head!
  October 4 (Sat) 10:00-16:30
  October 5 (Sun) 10:00-16:30
  *Registration closes at 15:45
  
  
• Open Space: Draw Pictures on Prism Mountain!
  October 4 (Sat) 10:00-16:30
  October 5 (Sun) 10:00-16:30
  *Registration closes at 15:45
  

Venue

The National Art Center, Tokyo

For who

Pre-school children 、 Elementary School Students 、 Junior High School Students 、 High School Students 、 All

How to Participate

No prior application required. Come directly to the venue.

Note: Please be aware that there may be a wait when the venue is full.
Preschool and elementary school children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Admission

Free

Note: Participation in the program is free for everyone, but adults, including high school students, must have an exhibition ticket to enter the exhibition gallery.

Organized by

The National Art Center, Tokyo

Inquiries

(+81)47-316-2772 (Hello Dial)

Four public programs will be held during Prism Weekend.

• Stamp Rally: Zoom Zoom Explorers
  October 3 (Fri) & 4 (Sat) 10:00-20:00, 5 (Sun) 10:00-18:00 *Last admission 30 minutes before closing
  Participation is free
  
  Explore the National Art Center, Tokyo, and try to collect five stamps!
  As you stamp each of the stamps on the Prism Weekend flyer, the picture on the flyer will change.
  When you collect all five stamps, you can get a Prism Weekend badge!
  
  Note: After you collect all of the stamps, bring your flyer to the information desk near the main entrance on the first floor. A staff member will stamp your flyer with a completion stamp and give you a badge. (The desk is open until 6:00PM on Oct. 5.)
  Only one badge per person (limited to one flyer).
  
  
• Exhibition "Prism of the Real" Talking and Looking at Art
  October 3 (Fri) & 4 (Sat) & 5 (Sun) 10:00-12:00
  Special Exhibition Gallery 1E
  
  “Talking and Looking at Art” will be held from 10:00AM to 12:00PM in the Prism of the Real: Making Art in Japan 1989–2010 exhibition gallery. Enjoy viewing the artworks while chatting with your family and friends!
  
  Note: This program is designed to provide families, especially those with infants and toddlers, with a more relaxed and comfortable viewing experience. Although the event is open to everyone, please understand that this is the program’s main objective.
  Adults, including high school students, must have an exhibition ticket to enter the gallery.
  Re-entrying the gallery on the same day is permitted during Prism Weekend.
  “Talking and Looking at Art” is only being held in conjunction with Prism of the Real (not the Bulgari Kaleidos exhibition).
  
  
• Workshop: Make a PuPePoPaPi Head!
  October 4 (Sat) & 5 (Sun) 10:00-16:30 *Registration closes at 15:45
  3F Lecture Room
  Participation is free
  
  In this program, elementary school students create quirky and fun heads by attaching colored paper and tape to paper hats and drawing pictures on them.
  
  
• Open Space: Draw Pictures on Prism Mountain!
  October 4 (Sat) & 5 (Sun) 10:00-16:30 *Registration closes at 15:45
  3F Lecture Room
  Participation is free
  
  This program for preschoolers invites children to draw on and decorate a cardboard Prism Mountain in an open space with cardboard on the floor.
  
  Note: The art supplies are safe, non-toxic, and appropriate for use by small children.
  Though the materials can be easily washed off with water, they may get on children’s hands and clothes, so we recommend wearing clothes that you do not mind getting dirty.
  
  

• The babycare room is located on the basement floor. The diaper-changing area can be used freely by anyone with an infant.
• The multipurpose restrooms located on each floor are equipped with diaper-changing spaces.
• The baby strollers are available free of charge. Please ask at the information on the first floor.
  
  
  
• Childcare is provided for anyone with young children as part of a service for visitors attending the exhibitions. 
  Note: Childcare services are not available during Prism Weekend.

Connecting Children with Museums aims to provide enjoyable museum experiences to as many children as possible. It is an initiative carried out by the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art with the support of the Adobe Foundation.
For more information on Connecting Children with Museums initiative, please visit our official website.

Connecting Children with Museums initiative is supported by the Adobe Foundation