THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA to Relaunch With New Film Screenings This Fall After Temporary Closure

Toyota Motor Corporation said THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA, an immersive cultural venue in Yokohama, is temporarily closed as it prepares a renewal expected to bring fresh programming, including new film screenings, this fall. The announcement, dated June 3, 2026, frames the closure as a step to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for visitors while the operator updates the venue’s lineup.

In the release, Toyota’s global newsroom thanked guests for their continued patronage and said the current closure is tied to “preparations for a renewal” aimed at improving the venue’s appeal. Toyota also indicated that the existing experience is nearing an end, referencing the conclusion of “Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: The Golden Age of Beauty,” a program associated with the venue’s theater experiences.

Toyota said THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA plans to introduce new screening programs and a variety of cultural events this fall. It added that the venue is preparing to welcome visitors again with what it described as a “more engaging and elevated experience,” emphasizing its goal of creating experiential opportunities through culture and the arts that can be enjoyed by more people.

While the company did not specify which films or themes will be featured in the new screenings, it did provide a clear announcement on format and intent: an expanded schedule that blends theater-style viewing with broader cultural events. The company also did not disclose the length of the closure, whether ticketing is paused until a specific reopening date, or whether the renewal will include upgrades beyond programming.

The MOVEUM concept is positioned by TOYOTA GROUP as a museum that delivers “movement,” combining art and culture with a digital theater component. In background materials on the venue’s site, the museum is described as located in Yokohama’s Yamashita Pier area, with a large facility built around the historic Yamashita Pier Shed No. 4 structure. The company describes the venue as nearly 6,000 square meters overall, and it highlights the ocean setting and Showa-era architecture of the shed.

Toyota’s earlier launch announcement for THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA described the attraction as an immersive museum offering hands-on cultural experiences, running from December 20, 2025 to March 31, 2026. That release said the site would feature immersive art surrounded by audiovisual materials in a massive space measuring nearly 1,800 square meters, and it identified two featured works at opening, including Fin de Siècle Vienna: The Golden Age of Beauty and LISTEN.

The new June announcement arrives after the venue had been operating through its earlier window and after the opening period’s featured programming. In Toyota’s current note, the company’s focus is on continuity of the experience rather than a break in identity, with the renewal aimed at keeping the venue’s theater programming fresh and adding cultural programming alongside film screenings.

Beyond the venue-specific announcement, Toyota uses the update to reiterate its broader framing of the move into a “mobility company” focused on connected, automated, shared, and electrified technologies while also tying corporate activity to sustainability-oriented themes and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In its wording, Toyota positions the arts and cultural events as part of how it seeks to engage communities emotionally and create public value beyond automobiles.

Still, key operational details remain undisclosed. Toyota did not provide specific titles, screening schedules, dates for the fall reopening, or information about what parts of the facility will change physically versus what will be updated through curatorial programming. It also did not disclose staffing, budgets, or whether the renewal is limited to theater content and event programming.

For guests and observers, the next milestone is expected to be the specific fall lineup. Toyota’s announcement indicates that new film screenings and additional cultural events will be introduced, but the company will likely need to publish a more concrete timetable and ticket approach closer to the reopening period to clarify how the renewal will roll out. Until then, the practical takeaway is that the current venue is in a temporary pause mode, with a content refresh aimed for this fall.