The Day the Sun Fell: Hiroshima and Nagasaki | 80 Years On

Through stories of the past, we bear witness to those who came before us. Using testimony, photographs, and other mediums, this exhibition connects the horrors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki eight decades ago to our own city's rich anti-nuclear heritage.

As the world grows more volatile and nuclear risks increase, this exhibition seeks to educate. By remembering these stories” which must never be forgotten" we reaffirm our commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons, so that no one ever experiences what the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki endured in 1945.

This exhibition links that history to local actions here in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Waitaha Canterbury, and Aotearoa New Zealand, which helped make our country a leader in nuclear disarmament.

Today, this legacy faces new challenges as shifts in defence and security threaten regional and global stability, increasing the risk of conflict involving nuclear weapons. Learn about the victims and survivors of nuclear warfare, so we can work toward never again repeating these horrors.

You can locate us on Level 2 of the Central Library, at University of Canterbury.

Image: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day March led by Elsie Locke, Worcester Street, early 1960s.