Hosted in collaboration with Art Basel, this art festival connects over 50 leading museums and galleries in Tokyo through coordinated art events and programmes. Over four days, you can download an app that will get you discounted exhibition passes and free rides on the AWT Bus to hop between events and exhibitions. The buses will take six different routes around the city, running every 15 minutes from 10am to 6pm.
Participating venues include the Artizon Museum, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum and The National Art Center, all of which are offering special admission rates for the duration of the festival.
Both Japanese and international artists will be featured. Notable names include Indonesian artist Roby Dwi Antonio, who is presenting his new solo exhibition 'Lunar Rituals' at Nanzuka Underground.
For something you can indulge in, check out the AWT pop-up bar at Omotesando’s Emergence complex, which will be serving cocktails created by artists Ei Arakawa-Nash, Meiro Koizumi and Tabaimo, alongside canapés by chef Miya Enmeiji, the 2023 winner of the Gault & Millau Best Pastry Chef award.
This year's event will also feature the second edition of AWT Focus, an art sale curated by Mami Kataoka, featuring works by 57 artists. The showcase will be held at the Okura Museum of Art and feature Japanese works from the post-war period to the present day.
Admission fees vary according to each venue, but you can get a discount at selected museums with the free AWT app.