Hiroshima City government shares basic plan for display of A-bombed structural remains, including introduction of district before A- bombing
Aug. 5, 2020
by Kyosuke Mizukawa, Staff Writer
The Hiroshima City government held a meeting of leading experts to discuss an on-site exhibit of A-bombed structural remains from the former Nakajima district. The structural remains have been kept underground in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in the city’s Naka Ward. At the meeting, an overview of the exhibit's basic plan was revealed. In accordance with the plan, the city will build a one-story exhibit facility at which visitors can observe the A-bombed remains, including traces of homes and related photos and description panels that introduce the appearance of the area and the lives of citizens in the district prior to the atomic bombing. The facility is expected to be constructed on the north side of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum’s east building. The city is planning to open the exhibit to the public at the end of fiscal 2021.
According to the plan, the facility’s floor space will measure from 60-to-70 square meters. There, visitors will be able to observe the surfaces of an A-bombed site measuring 3.2 square meters, including actual burned earthen walls and replicas of charred tatami mats and wooden boards. An explanatory video of one-to-two minutes in length will be projected on a wall for visitors. Starting in fiscal 2022, a garden walkway will be constructed to encourage museum visitors to take the walk to the exhibit of remains from the museum’s east building.
Seven members took part in the meeting, held in Hiroshima’s Naka Ward. The city government disclosed an illustration of the facility and gained broad approval for the plan. The meeting members expressed a variety of opinions, including one requesting the addition to the exhibit of testimonies from former residents in the district about what the area was like before the bombing.
During August 5–16, the city will hold an on-site event revealing a preliminary exhibit of the remains to visitors in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The event hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (on August 5, until 2:00 p.m.). For details, contact the city’s Peace Promotion Division, at 082-242-7831.
(Originally published on August 5, 2020)
The Hiroshima City government held a meeting of leading experts to discuss an on-site exhibit of A-bombed structural remains from the former Nakajima district. The structural remains have been kept underground in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in the city’s Naka Ward. At the meeting, an overview of the exhibit's basic plan was revealed. In accordance with the plan, the city will build a one-story exhibit facility at which visitors can observe the A-bombed remains, including traces of homes and related photos and description panels that introduce the appearance of the area and the lives of citizens in the district prior to the atomic bombing. The facility is expected to be constructed on the north side of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum’s east building. The city is planning to open the exhibit to the public at the end of fiscal 2021.
According to the plan, the facility’s floor space will measure from 60-to-70 square meters. There, visitors will be able to observe the surfaces of an A-bombed site measuring 3.2 square meters, including actual burned earthen walls and replicas of charred tatami mats and wooden boards. An explanatory video of one-to-two minutes in length will be projected on a wall for visitors. Starting in fiscal 2022, a garden walkway will be constructed to encourage museum visitors to take the walk to the exhibit of remains from the museum’s east building.
Seven members took part in the meeting, held in Hiroshima’s Naka Ward. The city government disclosed an illustration of the facility and gained broad approval for the plan. The meeting members expressed a variety of opinions, including one requesting the addition to the exhibit of testimonies from former residents in the district about what the area was like before the bombing.
During August 5–16, the city will hold an on-site event revealing a preliminary exhibit of the remains to visitors in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The event hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (on August 5, until 2:00 p.m.). For details, contact the city’s Peace Promotion Division, at 082-242-7831.
(Originally published on August 5, 2020)
