－Reaffirming Mutual Cooperation－
Meeting of Association of Japanese Museums for Peace
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On November 8 and 9, 2012, the 19th Meeting of the Association of Japanese Museums for Peace was held at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
This meeting is held every year by museums and other organizations that aim to communicate to people the horror of war and contribute to the achievement of peace.
The aim of the meeting is to forge links between members through joint surveys and research.
Held for third time in Hiroshima
Since this meeting was held for the first time in 1994 at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum,
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the 19th Meeting of the Association of Japanese Museums for Peace
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member museums have taken turns to hold the meeting.
Information is exchanged and discussions held on management and administration issues common to members, the results of which are then reflected in the management of the museums.
There are also joint projects, such as event exhibitions and symposiums, that enhance the exchange activities between the museums, and there are also linkages to peace-related museums outside of Japan.
Currently, ten peace museums are members, and this was the third time that the meeting was held at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
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Association of Japanese Museums - Ten Years Later
The three topics discussed on the first day of the meeting were "Ten-Year Vision for the Association of Japanese Museums for Peace",
"Recognizing observer participation at Regular Meetings",
and "Sharing information on visitors at member museums".
The discussion on the topic of "Ten-Year Vision for the Association of Japanese Museums for Peace" was based on a proposal from Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University:
"When thinking about what kind of role the Association of Japanese Museums for Peace should play in the future in response to the peace-related and social issues we are facing,
we considered specific things like joint touring exhibitions or cooperative research and training".
Museum representatives offered such comments as, "We would like to have joint touring exhibitions or training, but how should the budget be arranged?",
"How would materials be transported?",
and "What about jointly editing a Peace Museums handbook?"
The conclusion reached was that members will make use of each other's materials and data as they work on constructing a framework for cooperation.
In terms of observer participation, it was decided that the museum appointed as secretariat for that year would make a decision that reflects the aims of the Association of Japanese Museums for Peace, asking the opinions of other member museums when required.
Compilation of data on visitors will be conducted on a trial basis by this year's secretariat, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
Following on from the meeting, participants listened to the atomic bomb testimony of one of this Foundation's atomic bomb witnesses, Ms. Tomiko Matsumoto.
Panel display: "Let's Learn About Museums for Peace
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In conjunction with the meeting, a panel display was set up, to provide information to as many people as possible on the enhancement of the member museums' network, member museums' exhibitions and other activities.
■ Location: Foyer of B1 floor, East Wing, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
■ Period: November 6 (Tues), 2012－January 16 (Mon), 2013
■ Display content: Panels with location maps of member museums of Association of Japanese Museums for Peace, addresses and access information for each member museum, as well as panels providing information on each museum's exhibitions and activities.
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Himeyuri Peace Museum's Director Shimabukuro provides an explanation of the display panels in the guided tour.
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Guided tour: "Let's Learn About Museums for Peace"
On the second day participants from each museum conducted a guided tour of the panel display "Let's Learn about Museums for Peace", followed by fieldwork.
The group started with a tour of Schmoe House, opened on November 1, and passed through the remains of the Chugoku Region Military Command Headquarters on the grounds of Hiroshima Castle,
as well as the former Hiroshima Branch of the Bank of Japan, the Peace Museum at Fukuromachi Elementary School, and the former Hiroshima Branch of the Teikoku Bank.
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Japan Association of Museums for Peace
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Saitama Prefecture Peace Museum
(Higashi Matsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture) |
Kawasaki City Peace Museum
(Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture) |
Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University
(Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) |
Osaka International Peace Center
(Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
(Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture) |
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
(Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture) |
Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
(Itoman City, Okinawa Prefecture) |
Earth Plaza, Kanagawa Plaza for Global Citizenship
(Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) |
Himeyuri Peace Museum
(Itoman City, Okinawa Prefecture) |
The Tsushima-maru Memorial Museum
(Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture) |
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(Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Curatorial Division)
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