Art & Exhibits · Tennoji Park

Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts 大阪市立美術館

A grand 1936 museum in Tennoji Park with outstanding Buddhist sculpture, Chinese painting and Japanese art, fully reopened in March 2025 after a two-and-a-half-year renovation with new entrances and a cafe.

About

Built on land donated by the Sumitomo family, whose Keitakuen garden still surrounds it, the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts opened in 1936 and is one of the oldest public art museums in Japan. Its imposing building of stone and tile combines Western and Japanese forms. The collection of some 8,000 works is strong in Buddhist sculpture, the Abe Collection of Chinese painting, the Yamaguchi collection of Chinese stone Buddhist art, lacquerware and Edo-period painting, and it hosts major touring exhibitions. The renovation completed in March 2025 restored the original entrance hall and opened new spaces, including a cafe and a free-entry lobby. From its steps you look out over Tennoji Park toward Abeno Harukas.

Highlights

• 1936 building in Tennoji Park, newly renovated in 2025
• Buddhist sculpture and Chinese painting collections
• Sumitomos Keitakuen garden next door
• View of Abeno Harukas from the front steps

Tips

• Pair with Keitakuen garden and Tennoji Zoo in the same park.
• Check the current exhibition prices online; collection-only days are cheaper.
• Closed on Mondays.

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

Nearby

• Tennoji Park and Keitakuen GardenPark · 100 m away
• Tennoji ZooZoo & Aquarium · 250 m away
• Isshinji TempleTemple · 330 m away
• Don Quijote Abeno Tennoji EkimaeUnique Store · 330 m away
• YaekatsuRestaurant · 360 m away
• Janjan YokochoPhoto Spot · 400 m away
• Tower Knives OsakaUnique Store · 410 m away
• Tennoji Station & Osaka AbenobashiTransit Hub · 420 m away