80 Years On: Hiroshima Museum Continues to Receive A&Bomb Artifacts

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Hiroshima, Aug. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum continues to receive a steady stream of atomic bombing-related donations, with about 50 artifacts contributed each year by families and survivors seeking to preserve memories of the August 1945 blast. Donors often share their personal motivations when presenting such items to the museum. “I want to leave proof that the dece…

Hiroshima, Aug. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum continues to receive a steady stream of atomic bombing-related donations, with about 50 artifacts contributed each year by families and survivors seeking to preserve memories of the August 1945 blast. Donors often share their personal motivations when presenting such items to the museum. “I want to leave proof that the dece…