The original exhibit was called 'The Crossroads: The End of World War II,the Atomic Bomb, and the Origins of the Cold War.' Curators at the Air and Space Museum planned an exhibit to commemorate thefiftieth anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Japan by the United States.
In the mid-1990s, theNational Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution found itself atthe center of the 'culture wars' over history, politics, and memory. Overview of theSmithsonian/ Enola Gay Controversy In addition, provide a brief introductionfor your exhibit as a whole, about one paragraph in length and not to exceedone single-spaced typed page. For each image, provide a typed caption of 1-2sentences, written as if you were a museum curator explaining the historicalcontext and the specific meaning(s) of the images for the text panels of anexhibit aimed at the general viewing public. History261 Section 10B: Case Studies of Atomic Bomb/Smithsonian Controversy(Discussion Project #5)ĭiscussion Project(due at the end of Section 10B): Bring to class a museum-style exhibit based onthe twelve images found below.
