A-bomb exhibition to be held in U.S. capital for first time in 20 years
Jun. 2, 2015
by Michiko Tanaka, Staff Writer
The City of Hiroshima officially announced on May 28 that it will hold a "Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition" in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, for the first time in 20 years. The exhibition, co-sponsored by the City of Nagasaki and other organizations, will run from June 13 through August 16. Artifacts of the victims will be on display, and survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be sent to share their experiences. This event, held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings, is intended to convey the inhumanity of nuclear arms to citizens of the nuclear superpower.
The exhibition will be held at American University, where the last exhibition was also held 20 years ago. In the university’s museum, 25 artifacts from the bombings will be on display, including a charred school uniform and cap worn by a mobilized student and a glass bottle that was deformed by the bomb’s heat rays. Also on display will be 43 photo panels that show the devastated cities and survivors that suffered burns. Admission is free.
At the request of the Hiroshima city government and other entities, Sadao Yamamoto, 83, will relate his A-bomb experience in five sessions between June 9 and 19 at the university and nearby locations. Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels, a museum located in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, will exhibit six paintings from The Hiroshima Panels, a series of paintings by the late Iri and Toshi Maruki, which depicts the atomic bombing.
In 1995, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. planned to hold an exhibition of materials related to the atomic bombings. However, the planned exhibition was met with strong opposition from U.S. veterans and was not realized. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki then held an A-bomb exhibition at American University that same year. Arrangements are being made for another A-bomb exhibition to be held at Boston University this fall.
(Originally published on May 29, 2015)
The City of Hiroshima officially announced on May 28 that it will hold a "Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition" in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, for the first time in 20 years. The exhibition, co-sponsored by the City of Nagasaki and other organizations, will run from June 13 through August 16. Artifacts of the victims will be on display, and survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be sent to share their experiences. This event, held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings, is intended to convey the inhumanity of nuclear arms to citizens of the nuclear superpower.
The exhibition will be held at American University, where the last exhibition was also held 20 years ago. In the university’s museum, 25 artifacts from the bombings will be on display, including a charred school uniform and cap worn by a mobilized student and a glass bottle that was deformed by the bomb’s heat rays. Also on display will be 43 photo panels that show the devastated cities and survivors that suffered burns. Admission is free.
At the request of the Hiroshima city government and other entities, Sadao Yamamoto, 83, will relate his A-bomb experience in five sessions between June 9 and 19 at the university and nearby locations. Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels, a museum located in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, will exhibit six paintings from The Hiroshima Panels, a series of paintings by the late Iri and Toshi Maruki, which depicts the atomic bombing.
In 1995, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. planned to hold an exhibition of materials related to the atomic bombings. However, the planned exhibition was met with strong opposition from U.S. veterans and was not realized. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki then held an A-bomb exhibition at American University that same year. Arrangements are being made for another A-bomb exhibition to be held at Boston University this fall.
(Originally published on May 29, 2015)
