The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Notifications regarding past study meetings, symposia, and academic conferences.

Notifications regarding past study meetings, symposia, and academic conferences.

《International Symposium》Exhibiting Cultures: Comparative Perspectives from Japan and Europe
Sunday, March 17, 2013
  • Date: Sunday, March 17, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
International Symposium on the History of Mining in Mongolia
Friday, February 15, 2013
  • Date: Friday, February 15, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Let’s Talk about Trees
Sunday, February 10, 2013
  • Date: Sunday, February 10, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Forum》Research on Materials Related to Japan around the Baltic Sea Area
Saturday, February 2～Sunday, February 3, 2012
  • Date: Saturday, February 2 - Sunday, February 3, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Cargo Cults and Contemporary Conflicts in Pacific Societies: Seeking a Path of Coexistence in the Age of Globalization
Saturday, January 26, 2013
  • Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Forum》International Research for Film Making, "The Tuva: Turkic People Divided between Three Countries, Russia, China and Mongolia"
Tuesday, January 8～Wednesday, January 9, 2013
  • Date: Tuesday, January 8 - Wednesday, January 9, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Looking beyond the State: The Changing Forms of Inclusion and Exclusion in India
Friday, December 21～Saturday, December 22, 2012
  • Date: Friday, December 21 - Saturday, December 22, 2012
  • Venue: Japhu Christian College, Kohima, India
《International Symposium》Practicing Anthropology for Global Supporting: Planning a Career in Research and International Support Activities
Saturday, December 15, 2012
  • Date: Saturday, December 15, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Forum》A Forum for Scientific Exchange between France and Japan : A Demographic View of the World
Friday, November 30, 2012
  • Date: Friday, November 30, 2012 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Seminar Room 1, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Chinese Society and Ethnicity: Anthropological Frameworks and Case Studies
Saturday, November 24～Sunday, November 25, 2012
  • Date: Saturday, November 24 - Sunday, November 25, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Catastrophes and Constructing Communities
Friday, November 16～Saturday, November 17, 2012
  • Date: Friday, November 16 - Saturday, November 17, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》 Healing Alternatives: Care and Education as a Cultural Life-style
Sunday, November 11, 2012
  • Date: Sunday, November 11, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Mobility of Human, Culture and Space in the Han Society: Anthropological Approach
Saturday, November 3～Sunday, November 4, 2012
  • Date: Saturday, November 3 - Sunday, November 4, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Workshop》Living with Asian Textiles
Saturday, November 3, 2012
  • Date: Saturday, November 3, 2012 10:00a.m. – 5:10p.m.
  • Venue: Auditorium of the National Museum of Ethnology
International Symposium on Signed and Spoken Linguistics (1) ‘Description, Documentation and Conservation’
Saturday, July 28～Sunday, July 29, 2012
  • Saturday, July 28, 2012
    • Conference Room 4 (2nd Floor), National Museum of Ethnology
    • 13:00–18:00
  • Sunday, July 29, 2012
    • National Museum of Ethnology Auditorium
    • 9:00-17:30
  • With Lives Streaming on Ustream!
《International Symposium》Rekiseikai's Project: Revisiting private houses investigated by Kon Wajiro
Saturday, June 09, 2012
  • Date: Saturday, June 09, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Can Art and Museums Contribute to the Renaissance of the Society?
Saturday, May 26, 2012
  • Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Auditorium of the National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Designing Inclusive Environments and Services for Lifelong Learning and Care
Sunday, March 7, 2012
  • Date: Sunday, March 7, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Designing Inclusive Environments and Services for Lifelong Learning and Care
Saturday, March 3, 2012
  • Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
Contemporary Relationships between People and Nature: Lessons from the Pacific and Africa
March 18 (Friday), 2011
  • Date and Time: March 18 (Friday), 2011, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
《International Symposium》The International Symposium of the National Institutes for the Humanities: Whaling Cultures of the World: Past, Present, and Future
Friday, March 11～Sunday, March 13, 2011
  • Date: Friday, March 11 - Sunday, March 13, 2011
  • Venue: Conference Room, 4 National Museum of Ethnology: Friday, March 11 - 12
    Conference Room, 5 National Museum of Ethnology: Sunday, March 13
《International Symposium》Towards a Society that Lives in Hope: Thoughts on Well-being and Civil Society in Sweden and Japan
Sunday, November 7, 2010
  • Date: Sunday, November 7, 2010
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Forum》Movie Screening and International Symposium The World of El Anatsui
Saturday, October 30～Sunday, October 31, 2010
  • Date: Saturday, October 30 - Sunday, October 31, 2010
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology: October 30
    Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology: October 31
Marriage matters around the World: Examining Practices in Senegal, China and France
October 29 (Friday), 2010
  • Date and Time: October 29 (Friday), 2010, 18:30 –20:50
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
《International Forum》The Second International Conference on CultureWear and Diaspora Museum
Friday, August 27～Sunday, August 29, 2010
  • Date: Friday, August 27 - Sunday, August 29, 2010
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology： August 27 - 28
    Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology： August 29
《International Forum》Repatriation and the Second Life of Heritage: Return of the Masks in Kodiak, Alaska
Saturday, June 26, 2010
  • Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
The Fascinating World of Belly Dance: Global Communication in Music and Dancing
March 19 (Friday), 2010
  • Date and Time: March 19 (Friday), 2010, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
《International Workshop》Expanded Educational Space from the Perspective of Children’s Well-being
Sunday, March 7, 2009
  • Date: Sunday, March 7, 2009
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Future Society for Children – Scandinavian Thought and Practice
Saturday, March 6, 2009
  • Date: Saturday, March 6, 2009
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》The Future of Anthropology and Ethnological Museum
Monday, December 7～Tuesday, December 8, 2009
  • Date: Monday, December 7 - Tuesday, December 8, 2009
  • Venue: Monday, December 7: Siran Kaikan of Kyoto University
    Tuesday, December 8: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
People, Livestock and Infectious Diseases: Exploring their relations at the age of Globalization
October 9 (Friday), 2009
  • Date and Time: October 9 (Friday), 2009, 18:30 –20:15
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
《Symposium》Development of Indigenous Art in Canada: Inuit and Northwest Coast Peoples Art Traditions
Saturday, September 12～Sunday, September 13, 2009
  • Date: Saturday, September 12 - Sunday, September 13, 2009
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology
《Seminar》Museums of Ourselves, Museums of the Other in a Post-colonial World: A View from France
Thursday, September 10, 2009
  • Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
  • Venue: Conference Room 3, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Management and Marketing of Globalizing Asian Religions
Tuesday, August 11～Friday, August 14, 2009
  • Date: Tuesday, August 11 - Friday, August 14, 2009
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka: August 11 - 12, 14
    Tenri University: August 13
《International Research Forum 》Amish Way of Living Together in the 21st Century: From Mutual Aid to International Cooperation
Sunday, June 21, 2009
  • Date: Sunday, June 21, 2009
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
The Rapidly Changing Indian World: From the Viewpoint of Everyday Life
March 19 (Thursday), 2009
  • Date and Time: March 19 (Thursday), 2009, 18:30–20:15
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
《International Symposium》Methodologies in Determining Morphosyntactic Change: Case Studies and Cross-linguistic Applications
Thursday, March 5～Friday, March 6, 2009
  • Date: Thursday, March 5 - Friday, March 6, 2009
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Workshop》Anthropology of Life-design and Well-being
Saturday, February 28～Sunday, March 1, 2009
  • Date: Saturday, February 28 - Sunday, March 1, 2009
  • Venue: Soushikan Conference Room, Kinugasa campus, Ritsumeikan University
《International Workshop》The Thoughts of Well-being and the Co-working of Citizens: Alternative Care Practices in Canada and Denmark
Friday, February 27, 2009
  • Date: Friday, February 27, 2009
  • Venue: Conference Room 3, National Museum of Ethnology
Brazil and Japan: Interaction in the Past and Relations in the Future
October 17 (Friday), 2008
  • Date and Time: October 17 (Friday), 2008, 18:00 –20:10
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
《International Research Forum》Linguistic Substrata in Tibeto-Burman Area
Tuesday, September 9～Thursday, September 11, 2008
  • Date: Tuesday, September 9 - Thursday, September 11, 2008
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Minpaku Public Lecture Commemorating the 30th Anniversary Searching for a New Life-Design
March 7 (Friday), 2008
  • Date and Time: March 7 (Friday), 2008, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
《Open Forum》Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa: From Memories to Histories
Sunday, March 2, 2008
  • Date: Sunday, March 2, 2008
  • Venue: Conference Room 5, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Workshop》The 5th International Workshop on Development Cooperation "International Cooperation of the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and NGOs in the Netherlands and World Bank"
Saturday, December 1～Sunady, December 2, 2007
  • Date: Saturday, December 1 - Sunady, December 2, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Workshop》The 5th International Workshop on Development Cooperation "International Cooperation of the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and NGOs in the Netherlands and World Bank"
Saturday, December 1～Sunady, December 2, 2007
  • Date: Saturday, December 1 - Sunady, December 2, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
National Museum of Ethnology’s Public Lecture in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary Global Cuisine: An Anthropological Perspective
October 12 (Friday), 2007
  • Date and Time: October 12 (Friday), 2007, 18:00 –20:10
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
《Symposia and Forums》Transnational Migration in East Asia: Japan in Comparative Focus
Thursday, May 31～Friday, June 1, 2007
  • Date: Thursday, May 31 - Friday, June 1, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Immigration and Change in Regions and Nations
Monday, March 26～Wednesday, March 28, 2007
  • Date: Monday, March 26 - Wednesday, March 28, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
《Workshop》Commemorative Forum to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Opening of the Museum "Multicultural Education in Japan: The Case of Ainu Culture"
Monday, March 26～Tuesday, March 27, 2007
  • Date: Monday, March 26 - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology
《Open Symposium》Climbing, Expeditions, and Fieldwork: To the Heights of the Earth
Sunday, March 25, 2007
  • Date: Sunday, March 25, 2007
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
《Open Symposium》The Goals of Fair Trade: Complex Reality and Problems
Saturday, March 10, 2007
  • Date: Saturday, March 10, 2007
Living in Japan: Migrant Wisdomand Vitality
March 3 (Friday), 2006
  • Date and Time: March 2 (Friday), 2007, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
《International Symposium》Modernization under Socialism in Mongolia: A Re-appraisal of A. D. Simukov and His Works
Sunday, February 25, 2007
  • Date: Sunday, February 25, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《Symposia and Forums》Colloquium "Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa: With Special Reference to the Situation of Mali, Tanzania, and Madagascar"
Thursday, January 18～Friday, January 19, 2007
  • Date: Thursday, January 18 - Friday, January 19, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
《Workshop》Meet in Dance, Connected in Dance (Part 2)
Saturday, December 9～Sunday, December 10, 2006
  • Date: Saturday, December 9 - Sunday, December 10, 2006
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》From Batik to Print: The Globalization of Designs and Techniques in Textiles
Sunday, December 3, 2006
  • Date: Sunday, December 3, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium on Development Aid》Development Cooperation of Norway: University of Bergen, Chr. Michelsen Institute and NGOs
Thursday, November 23～Friday, November 24, 2006
  • Date: Thursday, November 23 - Friday, November 24, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Toward a Multicultural Co-existence: Cases from Australia
October 27 (Friday), 2006
  • Date and Time: October 27 (Friday), 2006, 18:10–20:10
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
《Open Symposium》The Practical Application of Cultural Anthropology: Contributing to Cooperation in International Development and Disaster Prevention
Saturday, Octber 21, 2006
  • Date: Saturday, Octber 21, 2006
  • Venue: Osaka International Convension Center, Osaka
《International Symposium》Towards a Museum For All: The Creativity and Passion Needed for Its Realization
Saturday, September 23～Sunday, September 24, 2006
  • Date: Saturday, September 23 - Sunday, September 24, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《Research Forum》Oral Traditions and Written Cultures: The Handing Down of Knowledge and Information in Japanese Folk Society
Saturday, July 8～Sunday, July 9, 2006
  • Date: Saturday, July 8 - Sunday, July 9, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room (L), National Museum of Ethnology
《Research Forum》The Ethics of Beggars
Friday, April 14, 2006
  • Date: Friday, April 14, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 5, National Museum of Ethnology
In the Forefront of Performing Arts Documentation: Films and the Transmission of Cultural Properties
March 3 (Friday), 2006
  • Date and Time: March 3 (Friday), 2006, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
《Symposia and Forums》Colloquium "Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa"
February, 28～Thursday, March 2, 2006
  • Date: February, 28 - Thursday, March 2, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Written Cultures in Mainland Southeast Asia
Friday, February 3～Saturday, February 4, 2006
  • Date: Friday, February 3 - Saturday, February 4, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Changing Models of the Family: Comparative Perspecitves from China, Korea and Japan
October 28 (Friday), 2005
  • Date and Time: October 28 (Friday), 2005, 18:00–20:15
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
《International Symposium》Frontier Modernity: Inner Mongolia in the Twentieth Century
Sunday, June 19, 2005
  • Date: Sunday, June 19, 2005
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
《Research Forum》The Third International Workshop on Development Aid: Development and Gender (2)
Sunday, June 19, 2005
  • Date: Sunday, June 19, 2005
  • Venue: Meeting Room 1, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Religions, Secularism and Public Sphere
Thursday, March 24, 2005
  • Date: Thursday, March 24, 2005
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Remembrance of Disasters: Ethnography as a Tool for Community Disaster Management
March 23 (Wednesday), 2005
  • Date and Time: March 23 (Wednesday), 2005, 18:00–20:30
  • Venue: Senri Life Science Center (Osaka)
《International Workshop 2005》The Second International Workshop on Development Aid Development and Gender: Theories and Issues
Sunday, February 20, 2005
  • Date: Sunday, February 20, 2005
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
《International Symposium》Indigenous Movements in Plural Societies: The Canadian Inuit and the Ainu of Japan
Thursday, January 13～Saturday, January 15, 2005
  • Date: Thursday, January 13 - Saturday, January 15, 2005
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
NGO and NPO after the Great Hanshin Earthquake
October 8 (Friday), 2004
  • Date and Time: October 8 (Friday), 2004, 18:00–20:00
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
From Fields of International Cooperation
December 19 (Friday), 2003
  • Date: Friday, December 19, 2003
  • Time: 18:00 – 20:00
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)