Arts and Culture Japan Project #48141

Save the Hiroshima Panels - Preservation Fund

by Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels Foundation

Save the Hiroshima Panels - Preservation Fund

Project Report | Aug 3, 2023
Hiroshima Panels Part I: Ghosts returned to the Maruki Gallery!

By Yumi Iwasaki | Project Leader

Greetings from the Maruki Gallery! We have some exciting news today!

Hiroshima Panels Part 1: Ghosts is back!

On 19 July, Ghosts, Part I of The Hiroshima Panels returned to the Maruki Gallery following the completion of restoration work on the painting. Director Shimizu Yoshiro and researcher Isogai Akiko of the Institute for Conservation of Cultural Property at Aichi University of the Arts where the restoration work was carried out visited the gallery to see the painting returned. The work took place over a period of about 18 months beginning in January 2022. You can learn more about the restoration work in this article.

FEATURE: Young woman completes 1st major "Hiroshima Panels" restoration work - KYODO NEWS - Jul 8, 2023

With the work on Ghosts completed,Part II of the Hiroshima Panels, Fire, will now be sent to Aichi University of the Arts for restoration which is expected to continue until 2025. In the meantime, a full-size copy of the painting will be on display at the Maruki Gallery.

The conservation and restoration of the Hiroshima Panels is being carried out by the Preservation Fund for the Hiroshima Panels and it is thanks to your generous support that we have been able to restore Part I, Ghosts. We would like to express our gratitude to all those who have supported this vital work and look forward to your continued support for the conservation and restoration of Part II: Fire, as well as the third and subsequent parts.

Hiroshima Memorial Event – 78th Anniversary

This year to commemorate the anniversary of atomic bombing, the Maruki Gallery will hold a live concert and a memorial service in front of the Hiroshima Panels on August 6. This will be the first a large number of people will gather for the memorial since the Covid-19 pandemic. Information about the day's events will be posted on our social media channel. Please follow us to find out more!

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!

Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels

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Jun 9, 2023
Video Message & Dance Performance - from the Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels

By Yumi Iwasaki | Project Leader

On May 5, the Maruki Gallery celebrated its 56th anniversary. We held an anniversary event for the first time in three years since the pandemic began. Many people gathered at the gallery and enjoyed spending time together. We were so happy to see everyone again.

We are able to continue our activities at the gallery because of our supporters. We are truly grateful for your support.

On this special occasion, we are pleased to share with you a video message from the curator, Mr. Okamura.

Please click here to watch the video.

As you may know, the G7 summit was held in Hiroshima in May. During the summit, civil society groups held a series of online events. At the closing of the program, third-generation A-bomb survivor and dancer Tominaga Yuki gave a dance performance in front of the Hiroshima Panels Part VIII Relief.

She wanted to pass on the thoughts of her grandmother, who had testified about the atomic bombing. After struggling with whether she was qualified to tell her grandmother’s story, as Yuki herself had not experienced the atomic bombing, she decided to use her passion, dance, to tell her grandma's story.

This short video (5:50) is in Japanese, but the performance begins around 3:10.

Please click here to watch the performance.

This year, we will move forward with concrete plans for the renovation of the gallery building. We will aim for a building that will enable us to preserve and pass on the Hiroshima Panels to future generations.

Recently, we have received more visitors from various countries and have had an increasing number of inquiries from overseas researchers. If you could continue to tell your friends and family about the Hiroshima Panels and the Maruki Gallery, we would be so grateful.

Thank you again for your continued support.

Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels

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Feb 9, 2023
Timeless Message of the Hiroshima Panels

By Yumi Iwasaki | Project leader

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