Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art

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Japan's first public museum of contemporary art, opened in 1989 by Kurokawa Kishō.

The building, by the architect Kurokawa Kishō, stands on Hijiyama (71.1 metres), the park hill residents love most for its cherry blossom (about 1,300 trees), with a view that reaches as far as Miyajima; along the museum's vertical axis the materials change from natural stone at the base to tiles and aluminium at the top, to represent the passage from past to future, in keeping with the idea of ‘coexistence’ dear to the architect. The same park is also home to the city's Manga Library and an open-air sculpture trail.

Contemporary art museum on the park hill of Hijiyama, a traditional hanami spot for Hiroshima residents. Opened on 3 May 1989, it was the first public museum in Japan devoted entirely to contemporary art.

ℹ️ Open 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30), closed on Mondays (open if a public holiday) and from 26 December to 1 January. Ticket for the permanent collection: adults 370 yen, university students 270 yen, high school students and over-65s 170 yen.

🚉 Inari-machi · 12 min walk

Sources: hiroshima-moca.jp · ja.wikipedia.org · pref.hiroshima.lg.jp

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