The symposium "National Art Museums Today" will be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo on Sunday, November 26.
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.
Outline
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.
If you would like to attend the symposium, please fill out the application form below. ※Please apply as soon as possible, as we will close the registration when we reach the maximum number of participants.
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
End
Opening Speech
OSAKA Eriko President of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art Director General of the National Art Center, Tokyo
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
Photo: ITO Akinori
KATAOKA Mami Director of the National Center for Art Research
Contact
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
