Since the late 20th century, people, capital, and information came to move on a global scale. We entered a new phase in the 2010s along with the proliferation of smart devices and issues such as excessive tourism, shifting of industry’sView More >
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
Collection Exhibition 2024-Ⅰ Highlights + Relations [Guest Artist: Tejima Yuki]
“Highlights” showcases selected works that represent the museum’s collection. “Relations” is an attempt to go beyond the existing collection through exhibitions reflecting our collections, the collection policies, or the characteristics of Hiroshima. The exhibition will feature guest artist Tejima Yuki,View More >
Glass Tableware in Still Life: Yoko Andersson Yamano and 18 Painters
Artist Glass: Yoko Andersson Yamano Photograph: Masahiro Sambe Paint: Junichi Ishida, Yasuko Iba, Miwa Ogasawara, Saiko Kimura, Shinpei Kusanagi, Katsunori Kobayashi, Koichi Tabata, Yui Yaegashi, Anna Bjerger, Anna Camner, Ylva Carlgren, Jens Fänge, Carl Hammoud, CM Lundberg, Niklas Holmgren, MariaView More >
Collection Exhibition 2023-Ⅰ Collection Highlighs + Collection Relations [Guest Artists: Tomoe Murakami + Daisuke Kuroda]
The “Collection Highlights” program will showcase selected works that are representative of the museum’s collection, while “Collection Relations” will feature different guest artists, related materials, and special exhibits with each edition. These programs are aimed at expanding the museum’s presentationView More >
The 11th Hiroshima Art Prize: Alfredo Jaar
Jaar’s first full-fledged museum exhibition ever held in Japan! Established in 1989 by the City of Hiroshima, site of the first atomic bombing in human history, the Hiroshima Art Prize aims to appeal to a wider world about the “SpiritView More >
Special Reopening Exhibition: Before/After
It is with great pleasure that the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art presents Before/After, a special exhibition commemorating the completion of a major renovation project at the museum that was conducted over a period of some two years andView More >
Announcement of Closing for Renovation *Closed for COVID-19
【Announcement of Closure】 The museum is currently closed due to the recent COVID-19 situation. The museum will enter its renovation closure afterward from Dec 28. For our activities during the closure, please check the museum’s SNS and website. View More >
Announcement of Reopening
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art will reopen from May 19, 2020. Galleries and Sculpture Park will reopen while other facilities remain closed. For your health and safety, please follow our protective measures when visiting the museum. [ Exhibitions onView More >
Announcement of Closure
To prevent the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from further spreading, the museum will stay temporarily closed from February 29 to March 19, 2020. Decisions regarding the reopening and museum schedule from March 20 onward will be considered accordingly and updated on ourView More >
A Bright Home
In 1939, A Happy Home is published. The book explained a variety of things that women could do to maintain a cheerful domestic environment. An anecdote at the beginning relates how a concubine convinced the legendary shogun Tokugawa IeyasuView More >
Collection Highlights & Special Feature: An Inner LandscapeⅡ―Symbols and Abstractions
The exhibition consists of two parts, the first entitled “Collection Highlights,” and the second a Special Feature titled “An Inner LandscapeⅡ: Symbols and Abstractions.” “Collection Highlights” introduces important works that are representative of the collection, or exemplify its characteristics, fromView More >
Carp Swim
This year marks 400 years since Asano Nagaakira (the first head of the Asano clan and lord of the Hiroshima Domain) assumed control of Hiroshima Castle. As part of a variety of events that are being held to commemorate thisView More >