Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Exhibition and Opening Event In brief Dates - 16 February to 31 MarchVenue - Ground Floor Hall (between Rooms G.01 and G.02), 50 George SquareOpening event date and venue - 16 February, 4pm to 6pm, Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Register for the opening event About the eventIn August 1945 atomic bombs instantaneously reduced the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to ruin. By the end of that year they had taken over 200,000 lives with survivors suffering devastating after-effects of radiation.After the successful exhibition at the University of Stirling in 2025, the University of Edinburgh is proud to host this exhibition from the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims at 50 George Square in the Ground Floor Hall.The exhibition presents contemporary reactions to the atomic bombings, their aftermath, and the emergence of anti-nuclear peace movements around the world, through a display of images and texts from the archives and special collections held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.A talk and origami paper crane workshop will be held to mark the opening of the exhibition. The talk will be titled 'Memories of Hiroshima on the Year Abroad', and will be given by Dr Helen Parker (Lecturer in Japanese Studies, the University of Edinburgh). The origami workshop is titled 'Senbazuru for Peace: Story of Sadako's One Thousand Cranes and Hands-on Workshop for Origami Paper Cranes', and will be provided with some help from students from Japan.How to attendThis opening event and exhibition are open to all, and free to attend. No registration is required for the exhibition, but booking is required for the opening event. You can register by filling in the Microsoft Form. Register for the opening event Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Tags Asian Studies Feb 16 2026 00.00 - Mar 31 2026 23.59 Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Exhibition and Opening Event An exhibition to commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which will be opened on 16 February with a talk from Dr Helen Parker (Asian Studies) and an origami paper cranes workshop. Find the venue: 50 George Square Register for the opening event
Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Exhibition and Opening Event In brief Dates - 16 February to 31 MarchVenue - Ground Floor Hall (between Rooms G.01 and G.02), 50 George SquareOpening event date and venue - 16 February, 4pm to 6pm, Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Register for the opening event About the eventIn August 1945 atomic bombs instantaneously reduced the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to ruin. By the end of that year they had taken over 200,000 lives with survivors suffering devastating after-effects of radiation.After the successful exhibition at the University of Stirling in 2025, the University of Edinburgh is proud to host this exhibition from the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims at 50 George Square in the Ground Floor Hall.The exhibition presents contemporary reactions to the atomic bombings, their aftermath, and the emergence of anti-nuclear peace movements around the world, through a display of images and texts from the archives and special collections held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.A talk and origami paper crane workshop will be held to mark the opening of the exhibition. The talk will be titled 'Memories of Hiroshima on the Year Abroad', and will be given by Dr Helen Parker (Lecturer in Japanese Studies, the University of Edinburgh). The origami workshop is titled 'Senbazuru for Peace: Story of Sadako's One Thousand Cranes and Hands-on Workshop for Origami Paper Cranes', and will be provided with some help from students from Japan.How to attendThis opening event and exhibition are open to all, and free to attend. No registration is required for the exhibition, but booking is required for the opening event. You can register by filling in the Microsoft Form. Register for the opening event Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Tags Asian Studies Feb 16 2026 00.00 - Mar 31 2026 23.59 Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Exhibition and Opening Event An exhibition to commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which will be opened on 16 February with a talk from Dr Helen Parker (Asian Studies) and an origami paper cranes workshop. Find the venue: 50 George Square Register for the opening event
Feb 16 2026 00.00 - Mar 31 2026 23.59 Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Exhibition and Opening Event An exhibition to commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which will be opened on 16 February with a talk from Dr Helen Parker (Asian Studies) and an origami paper cranes workshop.
