Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli has been collaborating with the UK-based charity Never Such Innocence (NSI) and Dr Leonardo Bandarra (University of Duisburg-Essen) to analyse the NSI archive and understand how children aged 9-18 years perceive the risk and potential consequences of a nuclear war. This exhibition displays artworks conveying children’s thoughts, fears and visions of the future.
Since the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the prospect of nuclear war has been a persistent source of fear and anxiety. These emotions are widespread, particularly among children, who not only experience heightened emotional distress but are also among the groups most profoundly affected by the catastrophic consequences of nuclear conflict. This year marks 80 years since the nuclear bombing of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Nuclear anxiety has been rising with the war between Ukraine and Russia. Experts predict that we have never been so close to a nuclear war. The archive shows how children perceive this risk and the impact of nuclear bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the potential implications of a nuclear war for human beings and the planet.
Children and nuclear anxiety: 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Monday 3 - Sunday 9 November 2025, 8.00am-8.00pm daily (except Sunday 2nd November, 10.00am to 5.00pm)
Winter Gardens, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 2LH