Request to Visitors

We would appreciate your cooperation and understanding in complying with the preventative measures (revised as of March 13, 2023) we are taking to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

1. Visitors who have a fever or other symptoms associated the novel coronavirus, or suspect that they may be infected, or who are co-habitating with someone who has tested positive, are kindly asked to refrain from entering the museum to avoid further spread of the disease.

2. When entering the building, please use the sterilizer provided to disinfectant your hands and take your temperature.

3. Inside the museum, it may not always be possible to maintain an appropriate distance (over two meters) from other visitors, so we recommend that you wear a mask out of consideration for others.

4. Although there is no time- or date-specific reservation system for the museum collection exhibition, it may be necessary to limit the number of visitors when the galleries are congested.

5. When entering the museum as part of a group, please maintain an appropriate distance from others.

Precautions for Entering the Museum

1. When entering the museum, please use the alcohol-based sanitizer to disinfect your hands and take your temperature. (Those with a temperature of 37.5℃ or higher will be asked to refrain from entering the museum.)

2. All of the museum’s restrooms are equipped with medicated soap, which we ask that you use to wash your hands frequently.

3. Please maintain an appropriate distance from other visitors in the galleries and elsewhere in the museum.

4. Please refrain from talking as much as possible in the galleries.

5. To avoid congestion in the galleries, it may be necessary to limit the number of visitors.

6. The number of people allowed to enter the library, shop, and other areas of the museum will also be limited.

Preventative Measures Taken by the Setagaya Museum of Art

We have taken the following measures to do our utmost to suppress the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19):

1. Disinfectants are provided in the entrance hall and other places around the museum, and all of the restrooms are equipped with medicated soap to ensure visitors’ safety and improve hygiene control.

2. Handrails, sofas, lavatories, elevators, and other places that are touched by a large number of visitors have been disinfected.

3. The museum staff will provide guidance while wearing a mask.

4. To prevent against droplet infection, partitions have been erected in the museum shop and other places, where the staff comes into direct contact with visitors.

5. To avoid congestion in the galleries, only a fixed number of visitors will be allowed to enter at one time.