Collection Exhibition 2026-Ⅰ - Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art marks the third anniversary of its reopening this year. Under the annual theme The Time of the Museum, this year’s collection exhibitions introduce works from the collection alongside the activities of the museum across three chapters.

Chapter 1: Time Machines　[June 27–September 23, 2026]
Chapter 2: Bundles of Time　[October 10, 2026–January 24, 2027]
Chapter 3: Time Flows Here　[February 27–June 13, 2027]

The first exhibition in the series is titled Chapter 1: Time Machines.
Artworks contain many different kinds of time. These include the time of the events they depict, the time in which they were created, and the time of those of us encountering them today. As artworks are passed down across generations, they continue to create new encounters and connections. Exhibitions that bring together works from different periods, as well as museum collections that preserve and care for works over long spans of time, can also be seen as practices that connect past, present, and future.
This exhibition focuses on these “time machine”-like qualities of artworks, exhibitions, and museums, introducing the many different kinds of time that flow through the collection.

1．Showing Time / Time Shows
Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery
Ikeda Masuo, Mimasu Masanori, Kai Masayuki, Murakami Tomoharu, Harada Yuki, Kawara On, Kusama Yayoi, Isayama Genki

2．What Remains in Works / Works Remain
Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery
Nomiyama Gyoji, Maruki Iri, Maruki Toshi, Sano Nui, Tsuzuki Kyoichi, Toya Shigeo, Nakamura Hiroshi, Ueda Kaoru, Akiyama Yutokutaishi, Oki Hiroyuki, Dokuyama Bontaro, Inoue Bukichi

3．Looking Back: The Hiroshima Art Prize and Theme “Hiroshima”
Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery
Mona Hatoum, Nancy Spero, Leon Golub, Alfredo Jaar, Kitayama Yoshio, Fukuda Miran, Cai Guo-Qiang, Paul Davis, Shirin Neshat

◯Others
Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery
Nanakarage Ayano, George Segal, Yves Klein, Motomiya Kaoru, Ito Kosho, Keith Haring

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Collection Exhibition 2026-Ⅰ
The Time of the Museum_Chapter 1: Time Machines

Period: June 27, Sat—September 23, Wed, 2026
Opening Hours: 10:00–17:00 ※Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Closed: Mondays (except July 20 and September 21), July 21
Venue: Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Gallery A
Admission: Adults 350 (250) yen, University Student 250 (150) yen, High School Students and Seniors 150 (100) yen
*[Hello! Collection Day] The Collection Exhibition is free on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
*Free for children under Junior High School age
*Price in ( ) shows the group rate over 30 persons.

Hello! Collection Day
The Collection Exhibition is free on the 3rd Sunday of the month.

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Limited-Time Display｜
Miyajima Tatsuo, Death of Time (detail), 1989
Period: August 1, Sat—September 23, Wed, 2026
Venue: Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum Studio
Admission: Free