Modern crafts in Japan cover a truly wide range, including elaborate works that carry on traditional techniques, works with new forms of creativity and methods of expression that incorporate elements of traditional crafts but are not bound by conventional methods, and works that at a glance might almost be mistaken for modern art. The collection at the Crafts Gallery places special importance on postwar crafts, which particularly have developed in diverse ways. The exhibition rooms are located on the second floor. In the per-manent exhibition, which is changed several times a year, each room is devoted to a specific material or genre. Part of the exhibition area is also used for theme-specific exhibitions.
Lectures relating to exhibitions are also organized.