In Pictures: Sneak preview of Yayoi Kusama's museum in Tokyo

Celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama now has her own museum in Tokyo. It will be open to the public from Oct 1, and only admits 50 visitors for one of four 90-minute slots per day.

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September 27, 2017 at 10:13 AM

Starry Pumpkin (2015) by Yayoi Kusama at the new Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo, on Sept 26, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Yayoi Kusama’s mirrored installation, Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity, at her new museum in Tokyo, on Sept 26, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the media preview of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo, Japan, on 26 Sept, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A visitor looking at artwork by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama during the media preview of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo, Japan, on 26 Sept, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A journalist leaving the Yayoi Kusama Museum after its media preview in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept 26, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Visitors gathered around the works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama during the media preview of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo, Japan, on 26 Sept, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Yayoi Kusama's signature red polka dots can even be found in the restroom of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Visitors look at the Starry Pumpkin on display at the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo, Japan, on 26 Sept, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama speaking to journalists at her studio in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept 26, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama working on a creation at her studio in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept 26, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama working on a creation at her studio in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept 26, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

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