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Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum to Reopen Next Month

Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum to Reopen Next Month
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The main building of Japan’s Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum will reopen on 25 April, following two years of renovations. Inside, two new permanent exhibitions, titled Hiroshima on August 6 and Victims and Survivors, will tell the story of the day the Allied forces dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima at the close of WWII and its aftermath, Lonely Planet reported.

The museum first opened in 1955 and is renowned for its unflinching portrayal of the effects of the bombing as well as its powerful appeal for a nuclear-free society. The collection holds photographs, testimonies from survivors and personal effects of the deceased donated by victims’ families.

Exhibits at the museum. Image: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Exhibits at the museum. Image: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

 

The new exhibitions will incorporate recently acquired artefacts, including the belongings of students killed by the bomb. Many visitors find such displays to be emotionally upsetting. Still, the museum is considered one of Japan’s must-sees. Over a million people visit each year.

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was designed by Japan’s foremost modern architect, Tange Kenzō, who also designed the adjacent Peace Memorial Park. Also visible here is the Atomic Bomb Dome, a rare pre-war structure preserved in a state of ruins.

Visitors view exhibits at the museum. Image: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Visitors view exhibits at the museum. Image: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

 

Travellers visiting Hiroshima should note that the museum is expecting large crowds over the Golden Week holiday period, which runs from 27 April to 6 May. The museum will close early on 24 April to prepare for the reopening. Until then, some artefacts are on display in a temporary exhibition in the museum’s East Building.


Source : Lonely Planet 

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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