Part of Hiroshima A-bomb museum reopens, full renovation eyed next yr

The east building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum reopened Wednesday following completion of renovations, with a new multimedia display showing images of the western Japan city before and after the U.S. bombing in 1945.The museum said its main building will be closed Wednesday for quake-resistance works, with the aim of reopening in July 2018.In the newly reopened building, a 90-second video shows visitors how the city was destroyed by the atomic bombing on Aug. 6 with computer generated imagery projected on a 5-meter-diameter model of the city.In addition, 34 touch panels have been …READ FULL ARTICLE