Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Special Exhibition
Nominated for UNESCO "Memory of the World"
Visual archives of
Hiroshima atomic bombing
–Photographs and films in 1945
| Period: | Friday, February 28 – Monday, October 6, 2025 |
| Venue: | Special Exhibition Room, 1st Floor, East Building, Peace Memorial Museum |
Mushroom cloud photographed from the Army Marine Training Division
Photographer: Gonichi Kimura
(August 6, 1945 / 4,000 meters from the hypocenter / Ujinamachi)
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The exhibition aims to raise public interest in the Memory of the World Register while encouraging visitors to confront the devastation caused by the atomic bombing, reflect on the emotions of the photographers who captured these scenes, and recognize the importance of abolishing nuclear weapons and preserving these materials and passing them on to future generations.
(Peace Memorial Museum
Curatorial Division)
Curatorial Division)