29.08.2024 The exhibition "Memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"
On August 29, 2024 at 14:00 the exhibition "Memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" opens, dedicated to the 79th anniversary of one of the most terrible events in the history of mankind - the atomic bombing of the Japanese cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The exhibition "Memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" is organized by the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Complex with the support of the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan-Japan Center for Human Resources Development.
As is known, the Republic of Kazakhstan (Semipalatinsk test site), as well as Japan (Hiroshima, Nagasaki) suffered from nuclear weapons. More than 450 nuclear tests were conducted at the Semipalatinsk test site. Hiroshima and Semey became symbols not only of tragedy, but also of the fight against the nuclear threat. We are connected by the common pain of the nuclear past, the common fate of our peoples. People should know and remember the terrible lessons of history. Kazakhstan and Japan, together with other members of the world community, are carrying out activities aimed at ridding humanity of nuclear weapons and strengthening the regime of their non-proliferation. Only a complete refusal to use nuclear weapons can guarantee that the tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will never happen again anywhere. On August 29, 1991, by the Decree of the President, the Semipalatinsk test site was closed forever. On this day, conferences, seminars, exhibitions and other events are held to mark the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site and the creation of the public anti-nuclear movement "Nevada-Semipalatinsk". The main goal of the exhibition is to tell and show people what serious harm nuclear weapons can cause and to call on everyone to maintain peace on Earth.
The exhibition will feature photo stands with evidence of the tragedy and its consequences (in Hiroshima and Nagasaki); video evidence (newsreels, documentaries) about the atomic tragedy and the destruction caused by the bombings; diaries of people who survived the tragedy; paper cranes, popular in the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima as a symbol of peace, as well as a speech by an eyewitness of the nuclear bombing ("hibakusha") live from Japan.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains one of the most terrible events in the history of mankind. The world first encountered such concepts as the atomic bomb, nuclear weapons, radiation sickness after a monstrous experiment - the atomic bombings of two cities in Japan. Many years have passed since then, but the pain of Hiroshima does not subside in the hearts of people all over the world. "Hundreds of thousands of them appeal to the international community with the call "This must not happen again!" Since 1955, August 6 has been declared the World Day for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. Every year from August 6 to 9, Japan hosts the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, in which the Nevada-Semipalatinsk International Airport has participated on several occasions. These days, the Hiroshima bell rings, which is heard throughout the world. People flock from all corners of the country to pay tribute to the memory of the victims.
This exhibition has been held by the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Complex since 2005, in different countries. In Kazakhstan, the exhibition is being held for the second time. The first was held in Astana, Semey, Almaty in 2014.
Visitors to the exhibition will be able to honor the memory of those killed in the atomic bombing with a minute of silence, make paper cranes as a sign of sadness and grief, and write their wishes-messages of peace, which will be delivered to Nagasaki for storage in the Peace Memorial Complex.
The exhibition will run until September 12, 2024 (from September 16-28, the exhibition will be held at Narxoz University).
