An exhibition commemorating nearly 80 years since the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki is on presentation at Palacio Libertad, previously known as the Kirchner Cultural Center. It’s the first time this exhibit has been on display in a Spanish-speaking country in Latin America.

Titled “Exhibition on the Atomic Bombs and the Peace of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — Approaching 80 Years Since the Bombing,” the show features photographic and informational panels, audio-visual materials, and personal objects from victims and survivors such as a burnt Buddha statue, and a lucky charm.

Haunting images line the walls of the exhibition room, including drawings by survivors including a grim sketch of zombie-like victims with skin dripping off them, and a painting of a mother searching for her child as she stands on a bridge overlooking a river of bodies.

The exhibit’s purpose is to promote nuclear disarmament and to raise awareness ofYahata is slated to give more public talks on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. the horrors of war. It’s a joint collaboration between the Argentina Secretary of Culture, the Sarmiento 151 Cultural Center, the City of Hiroshima, and the City of Nagasaki.

Hiroshima survivor Teruko Yahata spoke at the exhibit’s inauguration on Tuesday evening. Yahata was eight years old when Little Boy was unleashed at 08:15 a.m., August 6, 1945. She shared how her mother covered the family with a blanket after the infamous blast hit their home.

“I’ll never forget the smell of burning skin, and being huddled under the blanket with my family. Saying ‘If we die, we die together,’” she told the auditorium.

Yahata herself was injured and she described the terror of going to her primary school, which was being used as a medical site to treat victims: “People were walking like corpses, with melted skin.”

While it pains her to share her story, Yahata said doing so is her way of stopping anything like this from ever happening again. She is slated to give more public talks on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.

 “If things continue to escalate, I’m afraid the planet will disappear,” she added.

The exhibit is free and will be on display through November 3. Viewing hours are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays in Room 512, Palacio Libertad, Sarmiento 151. 

There will also be activities in correlation with the exhibition including origami workshops, screenings of films showing the impact of horror, and an academic conference about the reduction of nuclear risk. A full itinerary of events can be found online.