Hiroshima Museum of Art

The Hiroshima Museum of Art opened in 1978 as a commemorative project for Hiroshima Bank’s 100th anniversary. More than 30 years had passed since the atomic bombing, and the museum was realized after a decade of planning based on the idea that what people in Hiroshima—continuing to rebuild as a city of peace—sought was joy and tranquility.
At the front entrance, you will find "Marronnier Fountain" with a horse chestnut tree presented by Claude, son of Picasso, and colorful Nishikigoi carp—symbolic of Hiroshima—swimming in the water. The museum’s round main building is inspired by the Atomic Bomb Dome, and the surrounding corridor evokes Itsukushima Shrine. The collection is particularly strong in French Impressionism, with works by Cézanne, Manet, and Renoir, among others. A representative piece in the collection is Van Gogh’s "Garden of Daubigny." The museum also holds works of modern Japanese art from the Meiji period to the present. Access to the Hiroshima Museum of Art is about a 5-minute walk from the Hiroden streetcar stop "Kamiya-chō-higashi," or right by getting off the Hiroshima sightseeing loop bus "Hiroshima Meipuru~pu" at "Hiroshima Museum of Art-mae (Shimin Byōin-mae).",〒730-0011 Central Park