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Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition in Croatia
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Last year, the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition was held in Croatia, in the capital Zagreb from September 10 to October 6, and in the coastal city Biograd na Moru from October 10 to December 10.
From 1991 to 1995, Croatia was in a conflict to gain its independence from Yugoslavia, and based on this experience of war, is one of the countries active in pursuing a peaceful world.
Biograd na Maru is a small city of just over 5,000 people, but as a Vice President City of Mayors for Peace is proactively involved in the organization's activities.
Thanks to cooperation from the city, we were able to hold the Atomic Bomb Exhibition in Biograd na Maru as well as the capital Zagreb.
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At the exhibition held at the Technical Museum in Zagreb, thanks to the wonderful work by the Museum staff there was an impressive display of panels and atomic bomb artifacts, and as a result the truth of the atomic bombing was communicated to around 2,000 visitors.
On October 6, the final day of the exhibition, a venue was set up for visitors to hear the atomic bombing testimony of Mr. Takashi Teramoto, an atomic bomb survivor.
Many of the city's residents came to the venue of the testimony, with standing room only.
Some of the visitors had tears in their eyes as they listened to Mr. Teramoto's story.
In the question and answer session after the testimony, people were nodding emphatically when Mr. Teramoto said
"It is important that we work to achieve perpetual world peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons not from revenge but with a spirit of reconciliation".
The atomic bomb exhibition held at Biograd na Maru also attracted a total of around 500 visitors, who fervently and carefully looked through the exhibition.
In the questionnaire many visitors highly praised the exhibition, including comments such as
"Seeing this atomic bomb exhibition had a very strong impact on me. Nuclear weapons must be abolished"
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"This was educational and worthwhile".
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Visitors looking at atomic bombing artifacts (Zagreb City Technical Museum)
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| (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Outreach Division) |
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