G7 Hiroshima Summit Commemorative Gallery opens in Peace Memorial Park; visitor says, “I felt importance of peace”
May 20, 2024
by Minami Yamashita, Staff Writer
On May 19, the G7 Hiroshima Summit Commemorative Gallery opened in Peace Memorial Park in the city’s Naka Ward, marking the one-year anniversary of the opening of the summit meeting of the G7 (G7 summit, attended by the Group of Seven industrialized nations) held in Hiroshima last year. Many visitors came to the gallery on the first day and were captivated by the 96 related items on display.
Inside the gallery are the round table used at the summit, a replica of the guest book with messages written by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the invited country Ukraine after their tour of the Peace Memorial Museum, along with other items.
Kengo Chigira, 27, a company employee from Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, said, “I learned about the misery of the atomic bombing in the gallery and felt the importance of world peace. It was good to see the actual round table and other items.”
Before the public opening, an event was held to celebrate the opening. A total of 15 people attended the event, including Hiroshima Prefectural Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki, the chairman of the Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit—an organization consisting of members from public and private sectors—Hiroshima City Mayor Kazumi Matsui, the vice chairman, and student volunteers who were involved in the summit. Mr. Yuzaki addressed the participants, “I hope people visiting Hiroshima, both from Japan and abroad, will see the items and use them as an opportunity to remember the summit.”
Located on the north side of the museum’s east building, the gallery is a prefabricated one-story building with an area of 111 square meters. The Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit spent approximately 50 million yen in its construction. Admission is free, and the gallery will remain on display until the end of December 2030, when the next summit will be held in Japan. Opening hours are the same as the Peace Memorial Museum, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., but hours vary depending on the season. The gallery is closed on December 30 and 31.
(Originally published on May 20, 2024)
On May 19, the G7 Hiroshima Summit Commemorative Gallery opened in Peace Memorial Park in the city’s Naka Ward, marking the one-year anniversary of the opening of the summit meeting of the G7 (G7 summit, attended by the Group of Seven industrialized nations) held in Hiroshima last year. Many visitors came to the gallery on the first day and were captivated by the 96 related items on display.
Inside the gallery are the round table used at the summit, a replica of the guest book with messages written by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the invited country Ukraine after their tour of the Peace Memorial Museum, along with other items.
Kengo Chigira, 27, a company employee from Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, said, “I learned about the misery of the atomic bombing in the gallery and felt the importance of world peace. It was good to see the actual round table and other items.”
Before the public opening, an event was held to celebrate the opening. A total of 15 people attended the event, including Hiroshima Prefectural Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki, the chairman of the Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit—an organization consisting of members from public and private sectors—Hiroshima City Mayor Kazumi Matsui, the vice chairman, and student volunteers who were involved in the summit. Mr. Yuzaki addressed the participants, “I hope people visiting Hiroshima, both from Japan and abroad, will see the items and use them as an opportunity to remember the summit.”
Located on the north side of the museum’s east building, the gallery is a prefabricated one-story building with an area of 111 square meters. The Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit spent approximately 50 million yen in its construction. Admission is free, and the gallery will remain on display until the end of December 2030, when the next summit will be held in Japan. Opening hours are the same as the Peace Memorial Museum, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., but hours vary depending on the season. The gallery is closed on December 30 and 31.
(Originally published on May 20, 2024)
