Hiroshima Prefecture

The city of Hiroshima has a rich history and culture reflected in its museums and galleries. If you’re looking to spend some time delving into its art archives, you can find spaces both big and small showcasing a fine range of paintings, sculptures, artifacts and more. Here are a few facilities to check out. Hiroshima Museum of Art Located within the city’s central park just south of Hiroshima Castle, the Museum of Art was opened in 1978 and features a mixture of European and Japanese art from the past couple of centuries. The building itself is an elegant circular structure consisting of 8 galleries in all. The four main galleries focus on European art from the past 150 years, mostly French impressionism. You can find works by the likes of Monet, Degas and Van Gogh. There are four further annex galleries with around 90 works by Japanese artists from the Meiji period to the present. These include sections dedicated to Japanese western-style oil paintings as well as Nihonga Japanese art. There are also special temporary exhibitions plus concerts and talks. Entry for special installations is usually around 1,400 yen for adults and 500 yen for children. The museum was built…