Hiroshima Museum of Art was built with "love and relaxation" as its theme and with the citizens' sincere desire for peace. This museum houses art works created by foreign artists, ranging from the French Romanticists (in the mid-19 century) to the Ecole de Paris, as well as those created by Japanese artists, dating from the Meiji era to the present.Hiroshima Museum of Art is also famous for its distinguished collection of art works created by the French Impressionists, such as Cezanne, Manet, Renoir, and Van Gogh. A horse chestnut tree presented by the son of Picasso is growing in the courtyard of the museum. This museum was built in memory of and to express condolence for the victims of the A-bomb.