[히로시마] Hirayama Ikuo Museum

• This art museum is located in the birthplace of Ikuo Hirayama, one of Japan's leading Nihonga painters.

Ikuo Hirayama was born in 1930 and spent his childhood surrounded by the abundant nature of the Seto Inland Sea, with its blue waters and green islands. The mystical tides and ultramarine sea had a profound impact on the young Hirayama. On August 6, 1945, he was exposed to the atomic bombing in Hiroshima City. He suffered from the aftereffects, but eventually began to create many works expressing his desire for peace. Furthermore, alongside his artistic activities, he advocated the "Red Cross for Cultural Properties" concept and energetically engaged in the protection of world cultural heritage. All of these activities were driven by his prayer for peace. Our museum introduces Ikuo Hirayama's upbringing and valuable paintings from his childhood, and also exhibits raw materials such as sketches and preliminary drawings, as well as works from his later years.