Hiroshima Museum of Art, Art museum in Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Japan
The Hiroshima Museum of Art is an art museum in Hiroshima displaying approximately 300 works. Its collection spans French and European modern pieces alongside Japanese modern art.
The museum was founded by Hiroshima Bank and designed by the firm Nikken Sekkei. It opened its doors to the public in 1978.
The collection is arranged by movement, from Romanticism and Impressionism through Fauvism and Picasso to the École de Paris, with galleries 5 to 8 given to modern Japanese paintings in Western style. The museum's mascot is a cartoon figure called Gogh-kun.
The museum stands in Hiroshima Central Park at 3-2 Motomachi, Naka Ward. It is about 300 metres from Hiroden Kamiya-cho-higashi and Kamiya-cho-nishi tram stops, and also reachable from Kencho-mae Astram Line station and the Hiroshima Bus Center.
The museum opened on 3 November 1978 to mark the 100th anniversary of Hiroshima Bank, which still runs it through a public foundation. Its mascot is a cartoon figure called Gogh-kun, and the building also holds a museum shop, tearoom and library.
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