NCAR Symposium "National Art Museums Today"

Museums directors from Asia, Europe, and the U.S. will gather to speak about their missions as "national art museums" and specific examples of their recent programs, and to exchange opinions on the current roles of art museums and their contributions to society.

Date	26 November 2023, Sunday, 1pm-5pm (The registration desk will open at 12:30pm)
Organized by	National Center for Art Research
Venue	The National Art Center, Tokyo (7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo) 3F Auditorium
How to participate	Advance application required (Capacity: 200)
Participation fee	Free ※Simultaneous interpretation (Japanese＆English), sign language interpretation and Japanese text support (UD Talk) available.
Access	※For location map and detailed information, please refer to The National Art Center, Tokyo website

If you would like to attend the symposium, please fill out the registration form below.
※Please apply as soon as possible, as we will close the registration when we reach the maximum number of participants.

*Registrations Closed 

26 November 2023, Sunday, 1pm-5pm
13:00	Opening Speech OSAKA Eriko President of Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art Director General of the National Art Center, Tokyo
13:05	Introduction KATAOKA Mami　Director of the National Center for Art Research
13:20	Session 1 "Cultural Policies on the National Museums" Speakers: - Eugene TAN,　Director of National Gallery Singapore - Gus CASELY-HAYFORD　OBE, Director of V&A East, Professor of Practice, SOAS, University of London (online) - Christelle CREFF,　Head of the French Museums Service and Deputy Director-General for Heritage and Architecture in the Ministry of Culture Moderator: KATAOKA Mami,　Director of the National Center for Art Research
15:00	Break
15:10	Session2 "Future of the National Art Museums" Speakers: - Kaywin FELDMAN, Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. - Gabriele FINALDI, Director of the National Gallery, London - TANAKA Masayuki, Executive Director of Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art / Director General of the National Museum of Western Art Moderator: KATAOKA Mami,　Director of the National Center for Art Research
17:00	Close

──Opening Speech

OSAKA Eriko
President of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art Director General of the National Art Center, Tokyo

──Session 1

Eugene TAN
Director of National Gallery Singapore

Gus CASELY-HAYFORD OBE
Director of V&A East Professor of Practice, SOAS, University of London

Christelle CREFF
Head of the French Museums Service and Deputy Director-General for Heritage and Architecture in the Ministry of Culture

──Session 2

Kaywin FELDMAN
Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Gabriele FINALDI
Director of the National Gallery

TANAKA Masayuki
Executive Director of Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art Director General of the National Museum of Western Art

──Moderator

KATAOKA Mami
Director of the National Center for Art Research

 

Secretariat of the National Center for Art Research Symposium (part of OMC, Inc. )
Persons in charge: SUJAKU Mariko, TAKITA Haruna, TSUDA Hitomi
Phone number: +81 3-6810-1071 (Office Hours: Weekdays 9:15 am-5:15 pm JST)
E-mail: ncar_sympo23@omc.co.jp