Publication

This publication discusses an announcement by the Smithsonian Institution to replace a planned exhibit on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a small exhibit of just the plane that bombed Hiroshima and videos of the crew. The author examines a debate sparked by this announcement from a US and Japanese perspectives. Foremost question in this debate is the role of national cultural institutions in educating the public, particularly when the subject has international dimensions.