Plan to display mementos of child victims to be presented at first meeting; new exhibition space to be established on first basement floor of Peace Memorial Museum’s East Building
Jun. 11, 2025
by Koji Higuchi, Staff Writer
On June 12, an advisory committee of experts will begin discussions on the content and renovation policy for a new exhibition space for children. The Hiroshima municipal government is establishing the space on the first basement floor of the Peace Memorial Museum’s East Building in Naka Ward. Its key theme is to convey today’s younger generations the horrors experienced by children at the time of the atomic bombing. Planned exhibits include items such as a replica of a tricycle left behind by a child who was killed in the atomic bombing.
According to several sources, the new display will be designed to help children empathize with the experiences of A-bomb victims. Planned exhibits include a replica of the tricycle owned by Shinichi Tetsutani, who was exposed to the A-bombing in front of his home, 1.5 kilometers from the hypocenter, and died at the age of three, as well as paper cranes folded by Sadako Sasaki, who died of leukemia at the age of 12, ten years after being exposed to the A-bombing. The plan will be presented to committee members at their first meeting, to be held in the International Conference Center Hiroshima on June 12.
The advisory committee is led by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, which manages the Peace Memorial Museum. The committee is made up of 11 professors specializing in pedagogy and sociology, along with elementary and junior high school teachers, and A-bomb survivors. A total of six meetings are planned by the end of fiscal 2026. Following these discussions, the Hiroshima municipal government intends to begin renovation work in fiscal 2027 and aims to launch a study tour in fiscal 2028.
Renovation work will cover a total of about 500 square meters of the Meeting room 1, Meeting room 2, and Special Exhibition Room. The foundation expects more children to visit the Peace Memorial Museum on school trips, but it sees the current overcrowding as a problem. Through the new exhibits, it hopes to convey the horrors caused by the A-bombing and the value of peace. A study space will also be created nearby.
Considering the new exhibits, the municipal government also plans to renew the displays at the Honkawa and Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museums (both in Naka Ward). These museums convey the stories of children who died in the A-bombing.
(Originally published on June 11, 2025)
On June 12, an advisory committee of experts will begin discussions on the content and renovation policy for a new exhibition space for children. The Hiroshima municipal government is establishing the space on the first basement floor of the Peace Memorial Museum’s East Building in Naka Ward. Its key theme is to convey today’s younger generations the horrors experienced by children at the time of the atomic bombing. Planned exhibits include items such as a replica of a tricycle left behind by a child who was killed in the atomic bombing.
According to several sources, the new display will be designed to help children empathize with the experiences of A-bomb victims. Planned exhibits include a replica of the tricycle owned by Shinichi Tetsutani, who was exposed to the A-bombing in front of his home, 1.5 kilometers from the hypocenter, and died at the age of three, as well as paper cranes folded by Sadako Sasaki, who died of leukemia at the age of 12, ten years after being exposed to the A-bombing. The plan will be presented to committee members at their first meeting, to be held in the International Conference Center Hiroshima on June 12.
The advisory committee is led by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, which manages the Peace Memorial Museum. The committee is made up of 11 professors specializing in pedagogy and sociology, along with elementary and junior high school teachers, and A-bomb survivors. A total of six meetings are planned by the end of fiscal 2026. Following these discussions, the Hiroshima municipal government intends to begin renovation work in fiscal 2027 and aims to launch a study tour in fiscal 2028.
Renovation work will cover a total of about 500 square meters of the Meeting room 1, Meeting room 2, and Special Exhibition Room. The foundation expects more children to visit the Peace Memorial Museum on school trips, but it sees the current overcrowding as a problem. Through the new exhibits, it hopes to convey the horrors caused by the A-bombing and the value of peace. A study space will also be created nearby.
Considering the new exhibits, the municipal government also plans to renew the displays at the Honkawa and Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museums (both in Naka Ward). These museums convey the stories of children who died in the A-bombing.
(Originally published on June 11, 2025)
