H-MOCA 5th Anniversary

In Japanese the “Curious” of the theme “Curious Hirosaki, Curious Art” is the phrase ki ni naru, which here means to be curious; and with a different character for ki, means fruit growing on a tree. The curiosity expressed by ki ni naru drives us to make contact with worlds we never knew existed. By running multiple programs including exhibitions, and events in partnership with the community, the museum aims to offer a constant stream of encounters with new kinds of artistic expression, new things tangible and intangible, and new people.
At the Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art we hope the artworks and programs here will give everyone, from those who live in Hirosaki, to those visiting the city for the first time, an opportunity to learn more about our society, and that these offerings will also “bear fruit” in the form of energy to nurture our next era as a museum, and a society. To be a museum that arouses curiosity, a museum many want to visit, and from there, that helps to cultivate people, community, and culture: as a museum growing alongside the community, our goal is to be not only a repository of memories, but a maker of future memories.

Graphic designer Hattori Kazunari, who supplied the museum’s logo and visual imagery, has created a new logo for the fifth anniversary: a design marking the first five years of a history that we are confident will continue for another hundred and beyond.