G7 Hiroshima Summit Commemorative Gallery to open tomorrow in Hiroshima, introducing items related to summit
May 18, 2024
by Keiichi Nohira, Staff Writer
The G7 Hiroshima Summit Commemorative Gallery, an exhibition facility looking back on the summit meeting of the G7 (G7 summit, attended by the Group of Seven industrialized nations) held in Hiroshima last May, has been completed in Peace Memorial Park in the city’s Naka Ward and will open on May 19. Approximately 100 items related to the summit will be on display, including a replica of the guest book with messages written by the leaders who gathered at the atomic-bombed city. Admission is free.
On May 17, a preview was held for media outlets at the completed gallery. Inside the gallery are the round table used at the summit, as well as messages written by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the invited country Ukraine after touring the Peace Memorial Museum. Photographic panels also convey scenes from the summit in Japanese and English.
The Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit, an organization consisting of members from public and private sectors in Hiroshima Prefecture, began construction on the north side of the museum’s east building in March and completed it on May 16. The construction cost for the 111 square meter prefabricated one-story building was approximately 50 million yen. The gallery expects 200,000 visitors per year and items will remain on display until the end of December 2030, when the next summit will be held in Japan.
On the first day, an opening ceremony will be held at the gallery at 10:30 a.m., and it will open to the public around 11:30 a.m. The secretariat of the Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit said, “We hope visitors will experience the atmosphere of the summit and use their visit as an opportunity to think about peace.” 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 18, 2024)
The G7 Hiroshima Summit Commemorative Gallery, an exhibition facility looking back on the summit meeting of the G7 (G7 summit, attended by the Group of Seven industrialized nations) held in Hiroshima last May, has been completed in Peace Memorial Park in the city’s Naka Ward and will open on May 19. Approximately 100 items related to the summit will be on display, including a replica of the guest book with messages written by the leaders who gathered at the atomic-bombed city. Admission is free.
On May 17, a preview was held for media outlets at the completed gallery. Inside the gallery are the round table used at the summit, as well as messages written by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the invited country Ukraine after touring the Peace Memorial Museum. Photographic panels also convey scenes from the summit in Japanese and English.
The Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit, an organization consisting of members from public and private sectors in Hiroshima Prefecture, began construction on the north side of the museum’s east building in March and completed it on May 16. The construction cost for the 111 square meter prefabricated one-story building was approximately 50 million yen. The gallery expects 200,000 visitors per year and items will remain on display until the end of December 2030, when the next summit will be held in Japan.
On the first day, an opening ceremony will be held at the gallery at 10:30 a.m., and it will open to the public around 11:30 a.m. The secretariat of the Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit said, “We hope visitors will experience the atmosphere of the summit and use their visit as an opportunity to think about peace.” 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 18, 2024)
