In conjunction with the exhibition The 12th Hiroshima Art Prize: Mel Chin, a screening of Mel Chin’s hand-drawn animated film 9-11/9-11 and a presentation of 9-11/9-11 graphic novella will be held. The hand-drawn animated film 9-11/9-11 interweaves two historical tragediesView More >
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 museumView More >
Hiroshima, the first city in the world to experience an atomic bombing, established the Hiroshima Art Prize in 1989 with the aim of conveying the “Spirit of Hiroshima”—the desire for lasting world peace and the prosperity of humankind—to theView More >
Hijiyama, where the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art is located, was once an island floating in Hiroshima Bay. The discovery of a shell mound dating back to the Jomon period indicates that this area was a place ofView More >
The sauna is said to have originated in Finland more than 2,000 years ago. In Finland, ancient folk beliefs still live on, and it is believed that welcoming the spirit dwelling in the sauna brings prosperity to the household.View More >
This exhibition aims to familiarize visitors with the qualities of the museum’s collection and introduce them to related themes. In Galleries 1 through 3, under the theme “Highlights,” we will showcase outstanding works that exemplify the characteristics of ourView More >
In conjunction with Collection Exhibition 2025-III, we present screenings of video works by Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978). Matta-Clark studied architecture at Cornell University and later engaged with literature and contemporary thought at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he was deeplyView More >
Since the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art first opened in 1989, the museum has held a series of open-call exhibitions with the aim of supporting artists’ creative activities. While also striving to create exhibitions that are attractive toView More >
The Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to present “Adrian Berg: The Infinite Garden,” the first solo exhibition in Japan showcasing the works of Adrian Berg (1929-2011). Berg consistently pursued landscape painting throughout his career and isView More >
November 18, 2025 – February 1, 2026
In conjunction with the Collection Exhibition 2025-II, we present a screening of video works by Dennis Oppenheim. The work exhibited in this exhibition was created in the late 1960s, a period when the artist established his style of documentingView More >
In conjunction with the exhibition Collection 2025–II, we are pleased to present the screening of Mirror Myth , a video documenting the making of Yokoo Tadanori’s Cave of Heaven (1985), featured in the same exhibition. Since his so-called “Declaration asView More >
The “Collection Exhibition 2025-Ⅱ” will introduce works through four keywords assigned to each gallery space, centred on the theme of “Everyday Life”, to familiarise visitors with the unique characteristics of our collection. The exhibited works will extend beyond theView More >