Semey to host “Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” exhibition

The exhibition will lasts from August 29-Spetember 3.  It includes large photographs depicting the tragedy of the bombings and their consequences, eyewitness statements, documentaries about the bombings, survivors’ diaries and paper cranes popular in Nagasaki and Hiroshima as a symbol of a prayer for peace.Visitors can also leave messages, which will be delivered to Nagasaki for storage in the Peace Memorial Complex.

The Nagasaki Peace Memorial Complex has held expositions annually since 2005 around the world to inform the public about the dangers of nuclear weapons and the need to maintain peace in the world.

The Nagasaki Peace Memorial Complex is a National Institute of Japan dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, which took place on Aug. 9, 1945. The memorial complex was built as a place of remembrance and prayer for those who died in the explosion of the atomic bomb. Photographs, memories and personal items related to the bombing are stored there.