In light of the fact that the catastrophic and inhumane devastation caused by the atomic bombings is not always fully recognized overseas, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has been holding the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb and Peace Exhibition abroad since 1995 in order to convey the reality of the bombings to as many people around the world as possible and to foster a shared awareness of the need to abolish nuclear weapons.
　　In fiscal year 2024, the exhibition was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 2 to November 3, and in Maribor, Slovenia, from December 3 to February 28. Argentina has been making significant contributions to the promotion of nuclear disarmament and the proper management of nuclear materials and technologies in the international community in recent years, having produced the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Chair of the most recent Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Slovenia, on the other hand, is strongly committed to building a peaceful world without war, drawing on its experiences of persecution by the Nazis and air raids by the Allied forces during World War II. President Nataša Pirc Musar also attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
　　The Atomic Bomb and Peace Exhibitions in both cities displayed 20 artifacts, including an armband worn by a junior high school student mobilized for wartime labor, a lunch box with its contents charred by the firestorm, and origami cranes folded by Sadako Sasaki, as well as 30 panels explaining the reality of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The exhibitions also included screenings of hibakusha testimony videos and related films, and workshops on folding origami cranes. In Buenos Aires and Maribor, hibakusha Teruko Yahata and Sadae Kasaoka, respectively, gave testimony at the exhibition venues and local schools, sharing their horrific experiences and their hopes for peace. The many citizens and students who gathered at the venues listened intently to the testimonies with solemn expressions, and some were seen in tears, moved by the devastating scenes of the bombings and the suffering and sorrow of the hibakusha. People who listened to the testimonies shared comments such as "This was the first time I learned how horrific the atomic bomb damage was," "It was heartbreaking to see that hibakusha still suffer both mentally and physically even after the bombing," and "Nuclear weapons, which lead to such inhumane consequences, must never exist."
　　We believe that holding the Atomic Bomb and Peace Exhibitions was a great achievement, as it allowed us to convey to many people overseas the horrors and inhumanity of the atomic bombings and especially to raise awareness that nuclear weapons are an absolute evil by directly sharing the testimonies of hibakusha.