Image: Hiroshima Museum of Art
A video of Dick Bruna reading his picture book ‘Usako-chan and the Sea’ in the original language will be shown again as part of ‘Miffy Exhibition: 70th Anniversary’, according to an announcement issued on 15 August 2026.
The footage was previously presented at a 2005 ‘Miffy Exhibition’. The new screening marks its return after a 20-year interval, with the announcement describing it as one of the exhibition’s highlights.
In the video, Bruna reads ‘Usako-chan and the Sea’ in his original-language version. The announcement characterises his voice as gentle and, at times, humorous, drawing attention to the reading itself as a central part of the presentation.
The announcement was circulated by the Hiroshima Museum of Art, but the supplied material does not state that the exhibition is being held at the museum. It also provides no venue, opening date or closing date for the exhibition or the screening.
The notice identifies the presentation as part of the 70th-anniversary programme for Miffy and limits its information to the renewed public showing of Bruna’s reading and its connection to the 2005 exhibition. ‘Usako-chan and the Sea’ will therefore be presented through both the book’s text and the recorded voice of its creator.
