Hiroshima Dome

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Accession NumberP233Title (extended title only)Japanese - Hiroshima DomeDescriptionSquare glass cube with inlaid picture of A-Bomb dome Hiroshima in small black case - presented to Mayor Pettitt circa 2014DateBetween 1st January 2014 and 31st December 2014ProvenanceMayors for Peace is a global movement formed in 1982 by the Mayor of Hiroshima to raise awareness and push for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The organisation has since grown to include 7909 member cities and shires in 164 countries.
Fremantle joined Mayors for Peace in 2004 and is now one of 26 executive cities around the world – the only one in Australia – and is the lead city for this region. Mayor Brad Pettit was very active in this organisation and travelled to Hiroshima Japan in 2014. On this visit he received this dome and seeds for the Gingko seedlings for a peace tree which was later planted in Fremantle
Relevance to the CityMayor Brad Pettit's mayors for peace activities

SubjectPeace movementCity of Fremantle - Sister Cities/Friendship CitiesCollectionCivic Collection

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