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Memorializing the Hibakusha Experience

JANUARY 15–APRIL 5, 2026

Created in partnership with the Peace Resource Center at Wilmington College, Ohio, Memorializing the Hibakusha Experience features the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Memorial Collection, the brainchild of Quaker nuclear abolitionist Barbara L. Reynolds (1915–1990), who settled in Hiroshima throughout the 1960s. Comprised of photographs, publications, artifacts, and other materials of Japanese origin—the likes of which has no parallel outside of Japan—this singular archive was assembled in support of Reynolds’s advocacy, which strove to eradicate nuclear arms by shining a light on the plight of the hibakusha (A-bombed survivors).

Harmonizing with the historical works, the exhibition also prominently features artworks by five contemporary artists, whose work retains the urge to memorialize the hibakusha experience.

Curated by Claude Baillargeon.

Thursday, January 15, 5:00–8:00 p.m.

Join us at 5:00 p.m. in West Wilson Hall, Rm 124, for the artist panel:
“Past Is Present: Memorializing the Hibakusha Experience”

Featuring Kei Ito, Katy McCormick, Migiwa Orimo, and elin o’Hara slavick.

Panel to be followed by reception and exhibition opening, OUAG, 6:30–8:00 p.m.

Event made possible by the generous support of The Judd Family Endowed Fund and the Barry M. Klein Center for Culture and Globalization.

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All OUAG events are FREE and open to all.